Synthetic Organic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing

NarrativeAt 9:00 a.m. on October 16, 2017, Employee #1 was setting up an extruder for a product change over.The employee noticed that there was a buildup of material over the hopper. He removed the hopper guard cover and placed his left hand in the hopper to remove the buildup. The main feed auger screw grabbed his middle finger and crushed its tip. Employee #1's fingertip was too badly crushed, resulting in its amputation.

NarrativeAn employee was moving a shrink wrap unit when the unit's leg collapsed. The unit crushed the employee's left index finger, requiring hospitalization.

NarrativeAn employee's gloved hand made contact with and was pulled in between two rollers of a mill machine while he was loading small, hardened chips of pre-mix onto the rollers for further processing. He sustained four right-hand finger amputations and third degree burns to his right forearm.