OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221377757

THE ZIEGENFELDER COMPANY, INC.

WHEELING, WV· 2021-07-12T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught By, Engineering Controls, Finger, Food processing, Glove, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Insufficient Supervision, Jammed, Knuckle, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Production Line, Safety Device, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 311520
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345426308
Employer profile: THE ZIEGENFELDER COMPANY, INC.
Summary number: 221377757
Report ID: 0316400

Event description

Employee partially amputates finger when caught in food seal

Investigation abstract

At 4:30 p.m. on July 12, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for an frozen desserts manufacturer was removing a wad of wrappers and popsicle sticks from a frozen treat machine. The employee lifted a metal guard and reached into an end sealer to reach the wad. The end sealer cycled around and caught a portion of the employee's glove pulling his right hand into the crimper on the end sealer. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated middle finger just above top knuckle.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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