OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221377336

Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Finger,Food processing,Instantaneous amputation,Insufficient Supervision,Jammed,Lack of Work Procedures,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Meat Slicing Machine,Slicer,Supervision,Thumb,Traumatic Amputation

2021-05-15T00:00:00

Event: Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Finger,Food processing,Instantaneous amputation,Insufficient Supervision,Jammed,Lack of Work Procedures,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Meat Slicing Machine,Slicer,Supervision,Thumb,Traumatic Amputation
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221377336
Report ID: 0355112

Event description

Employee amputates thumb while clearing jam in meat slicer

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
779

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