OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #690750
SUN PLASTICS INC
SALT LAKE CITY, UT·
Event description
THREE FINGERS AMPUTATED IN PLASTICS GRANULATOR
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS GRINDING UP HOSE GASKETS IN A PLASTICS GRANULTOR. THE MACHINE CL OGGED UP ABOUT 2 AM. THE EMPLOYEE TURNED THE MACHINE OFF, REMOVED THE FEED CHUTE AND CLEANED OUT THE CLOGGED AREA. HE THEN REPLACED THE CHUTE AND RESUMED OPERAT IONS. AT AROUND 6 AM THE TWO BOLTS WHICH HOLD THE CHUTE IN PLACE WORKED LOOSE. T HE CHUTE BEGAN TO FALL OFF THE GRINDER, PROMPTING EMPLOYEE #1 TO GRAB FOR IT. IN HIS HASTE HE ALLOWED HIS FINGERS TO ENTER THE CUTTING AREA OF THE GRANULATOR. T HREE FINGERS WERE AMPUTATED BY THE MACHINE'S KNIVES.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 715
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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