Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221457609

THOMPSON PIPE GROUP, INC.

Event
Back, Buttocks, Caught In, Crushed, Leg, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine operator, Nip Point, Pinched
NAICS
327310
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345650089
Employer profile
THOMPSON PIPE GROUP, INC.
Summary number
221457609
Report ID
0950633

Event description

Employee injures back when caught in machine pinch point

Investigation abstract

At 6:40 a.m. on November 2, 2021, an employee was looking inside the catch pan of the Packer Head #3 machine while it was still in operation when the machine cycled while he was in a pinch point. The employee was hospitalized to treat injuries to his back, buttocks, and legs.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 47 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    779

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