OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14562599
TASTY-VEND CORP.
MELVILLE, NY·
Event description
Employee's fingertip amputated in slicing machine
Investigation abstract
While working in the cafeteria, Employee #1 was slicing tomatoes on a Hobart sli cer, model #1712, serial #56-825-649. A piece of tomato got stuck on the dischar ge side of the slicer. Employee #1 tried to free the tomato piece with his finge r while the slicer was still running. The slicer cut off Employee #1's fingertip .
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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