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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14453245

KNIFE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,CLEANING,INTERLOCK,LOCKOUT,POINT OF OPERATION,MECH MAT HANDLING

Event
KNIFE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,CLEANING,INTERLOCK,LOCKOUT,POINT OF OPERATION,MECH MAT HANDLING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14453245
Report ID
751910

Event description

FINGER AMPUTATED BY CANDY CUTTING MACHINE

Investigation abstract

THE EMPLOYEES WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A MACHINE WHICH CUTS AND WRAPS CANDY WHI CH FEEDS OUT OF A SMALL CHUTE. THEY WERE CLEANING OUT THE CHUTE AND THE WRAPPING SECTION. THE EMPLOYEE WHO WAS CLEANING OUT THE WRAPPING SECTION FINISHED THE JO B AND TURNED THE MACHINE BACK ON WITHOUT CHECKING TO SEE IF THE OTHER EMPLOYEE ( EMPLOYEE #1) HAD FINISHED CLEANING THE CHUTE. EMPLOYEE #1'S FINGER WAS AMPUTATED BY A ROTATING KNIFE AT THE POINT WHERE THE CANDY COMES OUT OF THE CHUTE. THE PO INT OF OPERATION WAS GUARDED BUT NOT INTERLOCKED.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 36 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    755
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    3
    Task assigned
    1

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