Plastics Bag Manufacturing

NarrativeNational Safety Emphasis Program Inspection

NarrativeAt 8:00 a.m. on December 4, 2017, an employee had a rag in hand and was inspecting a Wolverine printing press after its barrier guard was removed from the ingoing nip point between the print cylinder and anilox roller. As he was holding a rag in hand and inspecting the press, the rag became caught in the ingoing nip point of the two. Both the rag and the employee's hand were pulled into the machine. The employee's middle and index fingers on his right hand were degloved, which his middle finger later required amputation at its second knuckle.

NarrativeAt 8:00 a.m. on November 5, 2017, an employee was webbing a bag machine and placed his right hand into the post gusseter roller while the machine was running. The employee amputated his right hand middle finger. Hospitalization was not required.