OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221403215

SUNRISE FARMS, LLC

SANTA ROSA, CA· 2021-07-30T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Cleaning, Clothing, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Pulled In, Running, Unguarded
NAICS: 112310
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345452064
Employer profile: SUNRISE FARMS, LLC
Summary number: 221403215
Report ID: 0950615

Event description

Employee is cleaning chicken feeder while machine is running

Investigation abstract

At 7:00 a.m. on July 30, 2021, Employee #1, a 25-year-old female, was cleaning a and lack of guarding on the machine. Big Dutchman Male Chain Chicken feeder at Sunrise Farms, LLC in Santa Rosa, California. While the machine was running and the guard cover had come off, her loose coverall sleeves became entangled in the gears, pulling her hand into the auger system. Coworkers attempted to shut off the machine and free her hand, but EMS had to pry it out. The employee sustained a full amputation of her right pointer finger and infection from environmental contamination. She was transported to Kaiser and then CPMC Davies Hand Surgery Center for treatment. The employee was hospitalized. The accident was caused by oversized clothing

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 25 F

Event type
2

Occupation code
873

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