Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
105,991Records 71,450Employers 85,836Hospitalizations 27,959Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-11-30

OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221408800

EL-MILAGRO OF ATLANTA, INC.

Event
Activated, Actuated, Amputated, Amputation, Automatic Machine, Clearing, Feed Mill, Fingertip, Sensor, Shear, Trigger
NAICS
311830
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345622245
Employer profile
EL-MILAGRO OF ATLANTA, INC.
Summary number
221408800
Report ID
0418100

Event description

Employee suffers fingertip amputation in machine

Investigation abstract

At 8:00 a.m. on October 25, 2021, an employee was clearing paper feed in a wrapping machine when his hand triggered a sensor that activated the shear. The employee suffered an amputation of tip of his left pinky finger and was treated without hospitalization.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 36 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    779

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