OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14571251
FANNY FARMER CANDY SHOPS, INC.
NORWALK, OH·
Event description
THUMB CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR DRIVE
Investigation abstract
ON MARCH 13, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING A MACHINE CALLED T HE CHERRY DEPOSITOR. THE MACHINE DROPS CHERRIES INTO TRAY MOLDS TO BE COVERED WI TH CHOCOLATE. EMPLOYEE #1 REMOVED THE CHERRY DEPOSITOR CONVEYOR GUARD TO FACILIT ATE THE CLEANING TASK. A CHERRY WAS FOUND TO BE CAUGHT IN THE DEPOSITOR CONVEYOR AND EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO PULL IT OUT. AS IN ALL CLEANING OPERATIONS, THE MA CHINE WAS KEPT IN OPERATION TO INSURE THAT ALL PARTS WERE CLEANED. THE MACHINE C ONVEYOR DRIVE UNIT CAUGHT HER THUMB, PULLING IT INTO THE DEPOSITOR. THE DEPOSITO R CONVEYOR BEGAN PULLING HER HAND UNDER THE MACHINE. THE EMERGENCY STOP BUTTON W AS HIT, STOPPING THE MACHINE.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 47 F
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 779
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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