OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221417769

DE BEUKELAER CORPORATION

MADISON, MS· 2021-12-07T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Cleaning, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Gear, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Pump
NAICS: 311821
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345676639
Employer profile: DE BEUKELAER CORPORATION
Summary number: 221417769
Report ID: 0419400

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip in gears while cleaning pump

Investigation abstract

At 11:30 p.m. on December 7, 2021, an employee was using an air gun to blow out a pump for a striper mix. The pump was off, so the employee asked a coworker to turn it back on. The employee stuck his right index finger into the pump gear box while it was running and caught his finger in the gear. The employee amputated his fingertip and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 51 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
687

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