OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221424138

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

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
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221424138
Report ID: 0524530

Event description

Employee amputates two fingertips when reaching into dust co

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
889

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