Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131074.015 - Employee amputates finger when contacting unguarded cooling

Accident Summary Nr: 131074.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 08/22/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1490102.015	08/27/2020		312111	Western Group Packaging, Llc

Abstract: At 2:30 a.m. on August 22, 2020, an employee working as a production supervisor for a soft drink manufacturer was working with three coworkers troubleshooting a SMI SK800T Model ST5000 heat-shrink oven (serial number PC151191S2562). While troubleshooting the oven, the employee inadvertently contacted an unguarded cooling fan with his right hand. The employee amputated his index finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Contact, Fan, Fan Blade, Finger, Hand, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Work Procedures, Machine operator, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Oven, Safety Device, Supervisor, Traumatic Amputation, Troubleshooting, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1490102.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, production occupations

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