OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14549224
KNIFE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,CONVEYOR BELT,HOPPER
Event description
EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS AMPUTATED BY DOUGH DIVIDER MACHINE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING EXCESS DOUGH FROM THE DOUGH HOPPER OF THE DOUGH DIVIDER MACHINE. AS SHE REACHED THROUGH THE DOUGH HOPPER TO REMOVE ONE LAST PIECE OF DO UGH FROM THE CONVEYOR BELT, A FELLOW EMPLOYEE TURNED THE MACHINE ON. THE DOUGH C UTTING KNIFE AMPUTATED ALL FOUR FINGERS OF EMPLOYEE #1'S RIGHT HAND. SHE WAS HOS PITALIZED.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 47 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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