OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221433402

RICHWOOD MEAT COMPANY, INC.

MERCED, CA· 2021-08-10T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Chain, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Pinch Point, Pinched, Sprocket, Surgical Amputation
NAICS: 424470
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345546287
Employer profile: RICHWOOD MEAT COMPANY, INC.
Summary number: 221433402
Report ID: 0950624

Event description

Employee injures fingertip while using packing tape machine,

Investigation abstract

At 12:02 p.m. on August 10, 2021, an employee was waiting by the packing tape machine and resting his hands on its frame when his left middle finger got caught in the chain and sprocket. This occurred due to a missing bellows cover on the machine. The employee's fingertip was injured, requiring amputation at the hospital, where he spent two days receiving treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M

Event type
14

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