OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221441843

BAKEMARK USA LLC

PICO RIVERA, CA· 2021-09-04T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Bakery, Cleaning, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machinist, Maintenance, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Moving Object, Partial Amputation, Pump, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position
NAICS: 311812
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345684054
Employer profile: BAKEMARK USA LLC
Summary number: 221441843
Report ID: 0950644

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when cleaning energized kettle

Investigation abstract

At 1:00 a.m. on September 4, 2021, an employee working as a machinist for a commercial bakery was cleaning the Line 3 kettle pump. The employee had his left hand inside the energized pump when it was struck by a moving part. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated middle fingertip.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 41 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
637

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