LIMA, OHIO—
ALPLA INC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at ALPLA INC., 3320 FORT SHAWNEE INDUSTRIAL DR., LIMA, OHIO 45806 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning/vacuuming a re-grinder when the employee's left middle finger came into contact with the moving scrapper/paddle and was amputated. The machine was running at the time of the incident.
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On 10/19/2018 at 6:30 PM, an employee was trying to pick up a box when he fell over and hit his hip, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
HOUSTON, TEXAS—
Alpla Inc.
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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While cleaning the interior of a regrind tank an employee sustained a right ring finger amputation and a partial middle finger amputation. The rotating valves were not guarded at the time.
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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.
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