OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221406549

VALLIA FOODS LLC

JEFFERSON, WI· 2021-10-20T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Caught By, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Lockout, Machine operator, Meat Grinder, Meat Processing, Pinched, Reporting, Training
NAICS: 311612
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345609002
Employer profile: VALLIA FOODS LLC
Summary number: 221406549
Report ID: 0523300

Event description

Worker running meat grinder suffers amputation of fingertips

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 a.m. on October 20, 2021, an employee was working as a general laborer factors included lack of training and control of hazardous energy procedures. for a firm that processed meat from carcasses. He was working at a beef processing facility. He was grinding meat in a Hobart model 4046 meat chopper and grinder. The grinder became jammed. The employee shut the chopper off and reached into its chute to remove jammed pieces of meat. The grinder's auger had a 5 to 7 second wind-down period, and it was still in motion. The employee's fingers made contact with the auger. The fingers were pinched between the blades of the auger and the side of the chute. Two of the employee's fingertips were amputated. The employee was treated without hospitalization. Contributing

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
889

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