OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221433311

WOLVERINE PACKING COMPANY

DETROIT, MI· 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
NAICS: 424470
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345759211
Employer profile: WOLVERINE PACKING COMPANY
Summary number: 221433311
Report ID: 0552652

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when cutting meat with bandsaw

Investigation abstract

At 4:00 p.m. on January 14, 2022, an employee was using a bandsaw to cut frozen beef. The employee struck his finger against the running saw blade. The employee amputated his left index fingertip, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 34 M

Event type
6

Occupation code
779

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