OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221424856

THERMO PAC, LLC

STONE MOUNTAIN, GA· 2021-12-28T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Caught In, Clearing, Finger, Guard, Jammed, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Point Of Operation, Safety Device, Sheared, Thumb, Unguarded
NAICS: 561910
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345711477
Employer profile: THERMO PAC, LLC
Summary number: 221424856
Report ID: 0418100

Event description

Employee partially amputates thumb while clearing machine

Investigation abstract

At 5:30 p.m. on December 28, 2021, an employee was clearing a jam from a Tiro-mat machine when he placed his right thumb into the machine and came into contact with the serrated blade. The employee partially amputated his thumb, requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 61 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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