OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221355050

GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY

BROWNSVILLE, WI· 2021-05-04T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Attachment, Caught Between, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Forklift, Forks, Industrial Truck, Instantaneous amputation, Loading, Mixer, PIV, Partial Amputation, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rigging, Sling, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position, Unstable Load
NAICS: 311513
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345301329
Employer profile: GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY
Summary number: 221355050
Report ID: 0523300

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when caught between forklift ma

Investigation abstract

At 4:00 p.m. on May 4, 2021, an employee working for a cheese manufacturer was caught between the moving mixer and the mast of the forklift. The employee amputated his fingertip and required medical treatment without hospitalization. assisting with rigging a cheese mixer to move it from outside to inside the facility. Coworker #1 was operating a Toyota Forklift (Serial Number 5FBE18-11990). The employee directed Coworker #1 to use the forklift to assist in moving the mixer. Coworker #2 placed a polyester a sling around the forks after connecting the sling to the mixer. The sling was not a manufacturer approved attachment. After Coworker #2 placed the sling around the forks, Coworker #1 lifted the mixer with the forklift at which time the mixer began to sway. The employee reached to grab the mixer when his left ring finger became

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 60 M

Event type
2

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