Amputations

At approximately 1:00 p.m., on 05/13/15, an employee was preparing to perform cleanout operations to change chemical products on a production line. The employee, who was by herself at the time, got stuck and pulled into an energized Horix Filling Machine. Coworkers arrived after hearing her scream, pressed the stop button on the Horix Filling Machine to shut it down, and used a tool to manually back up the machine belt. The employee was extracted from the machine by her coworkers. She suffered multiple injuries to her right arm and hand, including a 6" laceration (to the bone) on her forearm, a severe laceration to her upper arm, a fracture or break of her wrist or forearm, and a possible right thumb amputation. She was hospitalized.