OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14426993

WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,ARM,ENTANGLED,GRINDING MACHINE,HOPPER,MEAT GRINDER,UNSTABLE POSITION

1986-11-26T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,ARM,ENTANGLED,GRINDING MACHINE,HOPPER,MEAT GRINDER,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
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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