Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221379878

MONIN, INC.

Event
Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Chain, Conveyor, Finger, Fingertip, Sprocket
NAICS
423990
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345468094
Employer profile
MONIN, INC.
Summary number
221379878
Report ID
0420600

Event description

Employee is caught in conveyor chain and sprocket and sustai

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 p.m. on July 26, 2021, an employee was drilling holes to install a controller box on a running conveyor belt. While checking for metal edges or burrs, the employee's left middle fingertip was caught between the running chain and sprocket, resulting in an amputation. The employee was hospitalized.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 45 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    213

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