OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14453914
GENERAL MILLS, INC.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA·
Event description
HAND CAUGHT IN CHAIN & SPROCKET
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, A MAINTENANCE MAN, WAS SENT TO GET A NUMBER OFF A GEAR CASE SO A NE W GEAR CASE COULD BE ORDERED. THE MACHINE WAS IN OPERATION. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT SHUT OFF THE MACHINE, WHICH IS A COMPANY RULE. EMPLOYEE #1 CRAWLED UNDER THE MA CHINE. HE COULD NOT SEE THE NUMBER WITH THE MACHINE IN OPERATION. AS HE WAS GETT ING OUT FROM UNDER THE MACHINE HIS HAND SLIPPED INTO A CHAIN AND SPROCKET. THIS CHAIN AND SPROCKET IS TOTALLY GUARDED BY LOCATION UNLESS ONE CRAWLS UNDER THE MA CHINE. ALSO, THE COMPANY PROHIBITS WORKING ON THIS MACHINE WITHOUT FIRST LOCKING IT OUT.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 518
- Human factor
- 13
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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