OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221383599

Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Caught Between,Cutter,Cutting,Die Blades,Finger,Fingertip,Food processing,Hand,Instantaneous amputation,Jammed,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Cycled,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Manufacturing,Meat Processing,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Packaging,Packaging Machine,Packaging Machinery,Partial Amputation,Production Line,Shear,Sheared,Struck By,Thermoformer,Thumb,Traumatic Amputation

2021-06-29T00:00:00

Event: Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Caught Between,Cutter,Cutting,Die Blades,Finger,Fingertip,Food processing,Hand,Instantaneous amputation,Jammed,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Cycled,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Manufacturing,Meat Processing,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Packaging,Packaging Machine,Packaging Machinery,Partial Amputation,Production Line,Shear,Sheared,Struck By,Thermoformer,Thumb,Traumatic Amputation
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221383599
Report ID: 0751910

Event description

Employee amputates thumb tip when struck by forming machine

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
777

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