OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221433311

Amputated,Amputation,Bandsaw,Blade,Cutting,Engineering Controls,Equipment Operator,Finger,Fingertip,Food processing,Guard,Lack of Engineering Controls,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Meat Processing,Meat Slicing Machine,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Partial Amputation,Saw,Sawblade,Sheared,Struck Against,Training,Unguarded,Unstable Position

2022-01-14T00:00:00

Event: Amputated,Amputation,Bandsaw,Blade,Cutting,Engineering Controls,Equipment Operator,Finger,Fingertip,Food processing,Guard,Lack of Engineering Controls,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Meat Processing,Meat Slicing Machine,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Partial Amputation,Saw,Sawblade,Sheared,Struck Against,Training,Unguarded,Unstable Position
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221433311
Report ID: 0552652

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when cutting meat with bandsaw

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 34 M

Event type
6

Occupation code
779

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