OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221429129

SCHOLASTIC

JEFFERSON CITY, MO· 2022-01-07T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught In, Chain, Cleaning, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, Machine Guarding, Maintenance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Sprocket, Unguarded
NAICS: 424920
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345735872
Employer profile: SCHOLASTIC
Summary number: 221429129
Report ID: 0728500

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip while cleaning unguarded machin

Investigation abstract

At 2:30 a.m. on January 7, 2022, an employee was cleaning overspray from around an unguarded chain and sprocket. The rag the employee was using was pulled into the machine along with his gloved hand. The employee amputated a fingertip, requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
519

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