OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14202295
AMPUTATED,AUGER MECHANISM,UNTRAINED,HAND,UNGUARDED,MEAT GRINDER
Event description
HAND AMPUTATED IN MEAT GRINDING MACHINE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS EMPLOYED BY SAFEWAY FOOD STORES AS AN APPRENTICE (6 MONTHS) MEAT M THE MACHINE. HE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. HE SUFFERED TOTAL LOSS OF HIS RIGHT HAND UP TO THE WRIST. CAUSUAL FACTORS INVOLVED WERE: ALT ERATION OF THE GUARD, INADEQUATE TRAINING AND SUPERVISION, AND INADEQUATE ACCIDE NT INVESTIGATION OF A PRIOR INCIDENT. CUTTER. HE WAS WORKING ALONE, GRINDING HAMBURGER ON A HOBART MODEL #4532 MEAT GR INDER. THE GRINDER IS LOCATED IN THE COOLER ROOM, JUST OFF OF THE MAIN MEAT ROOM . THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT AND THE EMPLOYEE DOESN'T REMEMBER WHY OR HOW HE GOT HIS HAND CLOSE TO THE GRINDER. THERE WAS A GUARD AFFIXED TO THE MA CHINE TO PREVENT EXPOSURE (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT). HOWEVER, THE GUARD HAD BEEN ALTE RED TO PERMIT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN EMPLOYEE GETTING HIS OR HER HAND INTO THE AU GER AREA. A "PLUNGER TOOL" WAS AVAILABLE FOR USE, BUT EMPLOYEE #1 DID NOT USE IT . SOME OTHER EMPLOYEES HEARD EMPLOYEE #1 SCREAM AND ASSISTED IN REMOVING HIM FRO
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 769
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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