OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1001817
HEYING FOODS INC.
PANORA, IA·
Event description
FINGERTIPS AMPUTATED IN MASHER MACHINE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A MILLER MASHER MACHINE BEING USED TO DICE EGGS. FORGE TTING TO TURN OFF THE SWITCH LOCATED RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER, SHE PUT HER HAND INT O THE MACHINE. THE TIPS OF THE FIRST TWO FINGERS ON HER LEFT HAND WERE AMPUTATED . THE MACHINE WAS PROPERLY GUARDED.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 51 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 779
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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