OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221452972

112569 - ROSE ACRE FARMS

SEYMOUR, IN· 2021-12-13T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass Guard, Caught Between, Chain, Clearing, Fingertip, Guard, Interlock, Jammed, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Thumb
NAICS: 112310
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345698112
Employer profile: 112569 - ROSE ACRE FARMS
Summary number: 221452972
Report ID: 0551800

Event description

Employee amputates thumb while clearing jam

Investigation abstract

At 2:45 p.m. on December 13, 2021, an employee was operating the EQ-5 machine within Can-Off when he noticed a carton jammed at the front of the machine. The employee used his left hand to reach over top of the interlocked machine guard and into the machine while it was in operation. When attempting to grab the carton from the machine, the employee's thumb was caught between the moving chain paddle and the metal carton holder. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of the tip of his thumb on his left hand.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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