OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221433626

AJINOMOTO WINDSOR, INC.

LAMPASAS, TX· 2022-01-19T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Clogged, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Gasket, Hose, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pump, Rotating Parts, Sheared, Silo, Tank
NAICS: 311412
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345761050
Employer profile: AJINOMOTO WINDSOR, INC.
Summary number: 221433626
Report ID: 0625400

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip while unclogging pump inlet

Investigation abstract

At 9:30 a.m. on January 19, 2022, an employee (Grinder Operator) was operating assigned equipment when she stopped to assist a coworker (another Grinder Operator). The coworker was attempting to unclog a pump hose coming off a cooked corn silo/tank. The coworker did not perform lockout/tagout procedures as required. The employee observed a gasket about to fall out of the pump inlet so she reached in to push the gasket back in place with the pump still running. The employee struck her finger on the rotating impellers and amputated her middle fingertip, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 55 F

Event type
1

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