OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221422124
MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED (MARYLAND)
HUNT VALLEY, MD·
Event description
Employee amputates finger tips while cleaning spray dryer m
Investigation abstract
At 8:30 a.m. on December 21, 2021, an employee was cleaning a spray dryer machine when he reached to remove a wiping cloth that was caught in a rotary screw. The employee's hand made contact with the screw blades. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of the tips of his left index and middle fingers.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M
- Event type
- 6
- Occupation code
- 756
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