OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221430705

PORTLAND COUNTRY CLUB

FALMOUTH, ME· 2022-01-07T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Bypass, Caught In, Chute, Clogged, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Engineering Controls, Finger, Ground Crew Worker, Inexperience, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Landscaping, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Reaching, Safety Device, Tractor
NAICS: 713910
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345743603
Employer profile: PORTLAND COUNTRY CLUB
Summary number: 221430705
Report ID: 0111100

Event description

Employee partially amputates two fingers when reaching into

Investigation abstract

At 9:20 a.m. on January 7, 2022, an employee was operating a John Deere Heavy middle finger. Duty Snow Blower with a Model 60 auger blade attachment to remove snow. The chute became clogged and the employee left the seat of the tractor without engaging the parking brake or turning off the vehicle. For reasons not indicated in the narrative, the seat pressure safety switch had been previously deactivated, so the tractor kept running and the auger remained engaged. The employee reached into the chute attempting to clear the clog when his right hand was struck by the auger mechanism. The employee amputated two-thirds of his index finger and required hospitalization and surgical reconstruction of his

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
486

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