OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14426993

MONTE VISTA MEATS

MONTE VISTA, CO· 1986-11-26T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, ARM, ENTANGLED, GRINDING MACHINE, HOPPER, MEAT GRINDER, UNSTABLE POSITION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1500974
Employer profile: MONTE VISTA MEATS
Summary number: 14426993
Report ID: 830500

Event description

Employee killed when arm caught in meat grinder

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was grinding beef with a Hobart meat grinder. She was standing on a milk crate when she opened the hopper and attempted to push some of the meat int o the paddle blades. Employee #1 was killed when she became entangled in the bla des and her left arm was ground halfway to her shoulder.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 F

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
2

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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