OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221396377
AJM PACKAGING CORPORATION
TAYLOR, MI·
Event description
Employee amputates finger during machine maintenance
Investigation abstract
At 3:00 p.m. on August 4, 2021, while a maintenance employee was performing adjustments on the turret of the #11 10lb bag machine, another employee reached into the machine, which was turned off, to retrieve fallen product from the conveyor system. Unaware of this, the maintenance employee restarted the machine, resulting in the amputation of the right-hand ring finger of the employee reaching in. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 35 F
- Event type
- 2
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