OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221397912

THE MENNEL MILLING COMPANY OF MICHIGAN

DOWAGIAC, MI· 2021-07-02T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Blind Reaching, Catch Point, Engineering Controls, Finger, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Reaching, Reaching In, Removing, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 311211
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345558902
Employer profile: THE MENNEL MILLING COMPANY OF MICHIGAN
Summary number: 221397912
Report ID: 0552652

Event description

Employee amputates three fingers when reaching into airlock

Investigation abstract

At 12:30 p.m. on July 2, 2021, an employee working for a flour mill was attempting to remove a bridge of flour above the sifters. The employee reached with his left into the airlock and was struck by the airlock blades. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for amputations to three fingers above the first knuckle.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 49 M

Event type
6

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