OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221361389

CAL-MAINE FOODS, INC.

FLATONIA, TX· 2021-05-31T00:00:00

Event: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Amputated, Amputation, Belt Conveyor, Broom, Caught In, Cleaning, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Finger, Food processing, Hand, Hand Tool, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Pinch Point, Pinched, Power Roller, Roller Conveyor, Roller--Mach/Part, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 112310
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345351076
Employer profile: CAL-MAINE FOODS, INC.
Summary number: 221361389
Report ID: 0625400

Event description

Employee amputates finger while cleaning energized belt conv

Investigation abstract

At 110:00 a.m. on May 31, 2021, an employee working for a chicken egg producer was cleaning out an energized manure conveyor belt in a barn using a broom. The broom became caught in the belt. The employee reached in to free the broom and caught his left-hand in the roller. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation to his index finger.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M

Event type
2

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