OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221428097

BARRY CALLEBAUT USA LLC

EDDYSTONE, PA· 2022-01-15T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Caught In, Finger, Food processing, Jammed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Sheared
NAICS: 311351
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345729404
Employer profile: BARRY CALLEBAUT USA LLC
Summary number: 221428097
Report ID: 0317000

Event description

Employee amputates finger in auger while unjamming machine

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on January 15, 2022, an employee was trying to clear a jam on a machine when he caught his finger in the auger mechanism. The employee amputated his finger, requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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