OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221377740

Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Changing,Energized,Finger,Fingertip,Food processing,Instantaneous amputation,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Manufacturing,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Partial Amputation,Production Line,Pump,Reaching In,Replacing,Running,Shear,Sheared,Traumatic Amputation

2021-07-30T00:00:00

Event: Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Changing,Energized,Finger,Fingertip,Food processing,Instantaneous amputation,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Manufacturing,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Partial Amputation,Production Line,Pump,Reaching In,Replacing,Running,Shear,Sheared,Traumatic Amputation
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221377740
Report ID: 0521700

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when reaching into running pump

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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