OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221394737

Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Danger Area,Danger Zone,Die,Die Blades,Engineering Controls,Finger,Fingertip,Food processing,Hand,Inadequate Maint,Instantaneous amputation,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Maintenance,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Packaging,Packaging Machine,Packaging Machinery,Partial Amputation,Sealing Machine,Staffing Agency,Temporary,Temporary Employment Agency,Temporary Worker,Training,Traumatic Amputation

2021-09-20T00:00:00

Event: Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Danger Area,Danger Zone,Die,Die Blades,Engineering Controls,Finger,Fingertip,Food processing,Hand,Inadequate Maint,Instantaneous amputation,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Maintenance,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Packaging,Packaging Machine,Packaging Machinery,Partial Amputation,Sealing Machine,Staffing Agency,Temporary,Temporary Employment Agency,Temporary Worker,Training,Traumatic Amputation
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221394737
Report ID: 0950635

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when caught in packaging machin

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 63 F

Event type
2

Occupation code
888

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