OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221396856

THE SCOTTS COMPANY

MARYSVILLE, OH· 2021-09-23T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Changing, Crushed, Finger, Fingertip, Hammer, Instantaneous amputation, Metal, Metal Pole, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position
NAICS: 325314
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345554158
Employer profile: THE SCOTTS COMPANY
Summary number: 221396856
Report ID: 0522500

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip while changing hammer on hammer

Investigation abstract

At 3:00 a.m. on September 23, 2021, an employee working for a fertilizer manufacturer was assisting with changing hammers on a hammer mill machine. The employee was pressing a rod through the discs on the interior of the machine in order to push out a metal rod on the other side. The employee placed his left hand between the discs while pressing the rod through, and he crushed his middle finger between the two rods. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated fingertip.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M

Event type
2

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