OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14223689
AMPUTATED,AUGER MECHANISM,CLEANING,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,ARM,UNGUARDED,MEAT GRINDER
Event description
ARM AMPUTATED IN MEAT GRINDER
Investigation abstract
ON NOVEMBER 20, 1984, AT 6 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 BEGAN TO CLEAN A FLOOR MODEL US BERKE G THE LOCKING RING, THE GRINDER WAS ACCIDENTALLY ENERGIZED AND, FOR SOME REASON, HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT IN THE AUGER. HIS ARM WAS PULLED INTO THE GRINDING HEAD WHE RE THE AUGER TWISTED AND MANGLED IT, CUTTING IT OFF AT A POINT THREE INCHES FROM HIS SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOSPITALIZED AS A RESULT OF THE INJURY. THERE WAS NO SAFETY GUARD OVER THE OPENING. L MEAT GRINDER. THE MOTOR OF THIS FOUR-LEGGED MODEL IS HOUSED IN A CABINET. THE GRINDING HEAD EXTENDS OUT THE LEFT SIDE AND A METAL RECESS SINK-LIKE TABLETOP EX TENDS BEYOND THE CABINET AND OVER THE GRINDING HEAD. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A HEA VY METAL WRENCH WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO HIT THE LUGS ON THE LOCKING RING OF THE GR INDING HEAD. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS RESTING ON THE TABLETOP NEAR AN OPENING 8 1/4 IN CHES BY 11 1/2 INCHES, WHICH WAS 7 INCHES ABOVE THE AUGER. THIS OPENING FUNNELLE D TO A POINT APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES ABOVE THE AUGER. ONCE THE LOCKING RING WAS R EMOVED, THE INNER PARTS COULD BE REMOVED FOR CLEANING. AS EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HITTIN
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 17 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 863
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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