OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221426323
HY-VEE FRESH COMMISSARY
ANKENY, IA·
Event description
Employee amputates fingers using meat blending machine
Investigation abstract
At 7:37 p.m. on January 5, 2022, an employee was in the process of cleaning a dual ribbon blender. The employee reached up into the discharge end of a blender in order to remove a piece of meat. During this process, his left hand come into contact with the rotating stainless steel blender ribbons. The employee amputated the second, third, fourth, and fifth digits of the left hand, and was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 36 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 7026
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