OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221421407

H.K. HOLDINGS INC.

SANDUSKY, OH· 2021-12-17T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Circular Saw, Finger, Fingertip, Meat Processing, Meat Slicing Machine, Partial Amputation, Sawblade, Slip, Unguarded
NAICS: 311611
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345697411
Employer profile: H.K. HOLDINGS INC.
Summary number: 221421407
Report ID: 0524700

Event description

Employee amputates finger in circular saw

Investigation abstract

At 3:00 a.m. on December 17, 2021, an employee was cutting feet off of pork legs as they moved along a conveyor system using Frontmatec Single Foot Circular Saw when his hand slipped and went into the unguarded saw blade. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of the tip of his right middle finger.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 43 M

Event type
6

Occupation code
686

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