OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221430713
FOUNDATION INDUSTRIES INC.
AKRON, OH·
Event description
Employee amputates finger in dust collection system
Investigation abstract
At 12:45 p.m. on January 19, 2022, an employee was attempting to clear a jam from the rotary air lock of a Dynacom Dust Collection System. The employee reached into the inadequately guarded system and contacted the rotary air lock's moving vanes. The employee's finger was amputated and was hospitalized for treatment.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 889
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