OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221424138

MASA MILLING, INC.

GREENVILLE, IL· 2021-12-15T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Clogged, Dust Collector, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Guard, Hand, High Pressure, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Material Handling, Mill--Plant, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Unguarded
NAICS: 311211
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345703581
Employer profile: MASA MILLING, INC.
Summary number: 221424138
Report ID: 0524530

Event description

Employee amputates two fingertips when reaching into dust co

Investigation abstract

At 10:56 a.m. on December 15, 2021, an employee noticed the Buhler Dust Collector on the operations floor inside the production warehouse did not appear to be operating fully. The employee was checking for a potential clog near the air lock when he placed his left hand under the bottom of the collector. The airlock pulled his left hand into the collector amputating his middle and index fingertips to the first knuckle. The employee was transported to the hospital by emergency services for outpatient surgery, where he was treated and released.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
889

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