OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221425689

WESTERN BEEF RETAIL, INC.

BRONX, NY· 2021-12-02T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Clearing, Finger, Fingertip, Forming Machine, Jammed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Meat Processing, Partial Amputation, Stamper
NAICS: 424470
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345678486
Employer profile: WESTERN BEEF RETAIL, INC.
Summary number: 221425689
Report ID: 0216000

Event description

Employee amputates finger in hamburger patty machine

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on December 2, 2021, an employee was preparing hamburger patties using a patty forming machine when something jammed the machine. The employee attempted to clear the jam without turning the machine off or unplugging it. The employee was reaching around the safety guard of the machine when the stamping mechanism caught his finger. The employee suffered an amputation of the tip of his left middle finger and was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 59 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
686

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