OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221334295

Amputated,Amputation,Bakery,Blind Reaching,Caught In,Chute,Conveyor,Elevated,Finger,Fingertip,Food processing,Hand,Instantaneous amputation,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Partial Amputation,Production Line,Reaching In,Slide,Traumatic Amputation

2021-02-10T00:00:00

Event: Amputated,Amputation,Bakery,Blind Reaching,Caught In,Chute,Conveyor,Elevated,Finger,Fingertip,Food processing,Hand,Instantaneous amputation,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Partial Amputation,Production Line,Reaching In,Slide,Traumatic Amputation
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221334295
Report ID: 0418100

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when caught in food conveyor ch

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 45 F

Event type
2

Occupation code
873

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