Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Alpla Inc., 2662 Militia Dr, JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI 65101
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An AME palletizing machine had been installed to palletize bottles/stack them on plastic trays. An employee noticed that the machine had trays that were sideways. He opened the gate and entered the machine to straighten the trays. The crane inside the machine activated while he was inside, striking him and crushing him against the side of the machine.
A team was dismantling a machine for refurbishing in a specific order: extruder, core barrel, base plate, and carriage. The injured employee was holding the carriage as it was being lifted when the whole assembly rolled forward. The employee's right index finger was then caught and amputated between the extruder deck and extruder base.
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