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 #221422124

MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED (MARYLAND)

Event
Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught In, Cleaning, Contact, Dryer, Finger, Fingertip, Partial Amputation, Rotating Parts
NAICS
311942
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345700710
Employer profile
MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED (MARYLAND)
Summary number
221422124
Report ID
0352430

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

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 34 M

    Event type
    6
    Occupation code
    756

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