OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221453392

112529 - HILEX POLY

NORTH VERNON, IN· 2021-11-01T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass, Caught In, Energized, Engineering Controls, Finger, Inexperience, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Partial Amputation, Plastic Mfg, Repair, Safety Device, Stuck, Troubleshooting
NAICS: 326199
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345670269
Employer profile: 112529 - HILEX POLY
Summary number: 221453392
Report ID: 0551800

Event description

Employee amputates two fingers while repairing energized mac

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on November 1, 2021, an employee was troubleshooting a Lemo Model Intermat 1100cc BM 15 machine, which required him to pull back on the gripper belt to adjust the gripper carriage. A coworker started up the machine without realizing the employee was pulling the gripper belt back, causing the employee to get stuck in the machine. The employee amputated his ring and middle fingers to the first knuckle and required hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 50 M

Event type
2

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