OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221392210

Amputated,Amputation,Blind Reaching,Caught By,Clogged,Contact,Finger,Fingertip,Food processing,Hand,Instantaneous amputation,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Mixer,Mixer Blade,Partial Amputation,Reaching In,Rotating Knife,Rotating Parts,Shear,Sheared,Struck By,Traumatic Amputation

2021-09-03T00:00:00

Event: Amputated,Amputation,Blind Reaching,Caught By,Clogged,Contact,Finger,Fingertip,Food processing,Hand,Instantaneous amputation,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Mixer,Mixer Blade,Partial Amputation,Reaching In,Rotating Knife,Rotating Parts,Shear,Sheared,Struck By,Traumatic Amputation
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221392210
Report ID: 0521700

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when reaching into melting mach

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
756

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