OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14565303

AMPUTATED,FINGER,AUGER MECHANISM,INATTENTION,MEAT GRINDER

1986-06-28T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,FINGER,AUGER MECHANISM,INATTENTION,MEAT GRINDER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14565303
Report ID: 257810

Event description

FINGERS AMPUTATED IN MEAT GRINDER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS MAKING SAUSAGES, USING A # 22 GLOBE-STIMPSON MEAT GRINDER. HE UN THINKINGLY FED THE MEAT INTO THE HOPPER WITH HIS LEFT HAND, INSTEAD OF USING THE WOODEN STOMPER PROVIDED FOR THAT PURPOSE. HIS FINGERS AND THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN T HE AUGER AND WERE AMPUTATED.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
686

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
1

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