OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221413834

OLE MEXICAN FOODS, INC.

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX· 2021-11-17T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass Guard, Caught By, Cleaning, Fingertip, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Reaching, Rotating Parts
NAICS: 311830
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345653133
Employer profile: OLE MEXICAN FOODS, INC.
Summary number: 221413834
Report ID: 0636900

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip in dough divider machine

Investigation abstract

At 9:40 p.m. on November 17, 2021, an employee was operating dough divider machine and was performing cleaning activities while the machine was running. The employee was trying to remove some dough leftovers coming out of the divider's piston header when he reached in between both frontal machine guards and his finger was caught by the moving parts. The employee suffered a right ring fingertip amputation and was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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