Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1446160.015 - Carpenter Company

Inspection Information - Office: Jackson Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1446160.015

Report ID: 0419400

Date Opened: 11/19/2019

Site Address:
Carpenter Company
184 Lipford Road
Verona, MS 38879

Mailing Address:
184 Lipford Road, Verona, MS 38879

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326150/Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/19/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 01/28/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1518526	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 121858.015

Event: 11/13/2019

Employee amputates finger when struck by rotating picker rol

At 4:45 p.m. on November 13, 2019, an employee walked near a machine that was making a noise. The employee turned the machine off and locked out the electrical. He opened the side door to clear fiber from the picker roller and his right index finger was struck by the rotating picker, resulting in an amputation. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Finger, Lockout, Maintenance, Roller--Mach/Part, Rotating Parts, Troubleshooting

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1446160.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury

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