OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1002328
FARMLAND FOODS INC.
CARROLL, IA·
Event description
Employee's finger amputated between roller and frame
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was cleaning a hose when its head slipped and the hose recoiled into the Continental Can Company's SGB sealer. His left hand became caught between t he rollers and frame and his left index finger was amputated below the first knu ckle. He was hospitalized for his injuries. The machine had been running at the time of the accident.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 863
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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