OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221456619
NONGSHIM AMERICA, INC.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA·
Event description
Employee Lacerates Hand While Unjamming Machine
Investigation abstract
At 10:02 a.m. on October 26, 2021, an employee was unjamming a multi-wrap machine at a grocery merchant wholesaler. With the machine stopped, the employee opened the gear box and used his right hand to manually adjust a gear which released stored energy and caused the gear to partially rotate. The employee's hand was struck by the gear, resulting in a laceration and partial flexor tendon injury, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 36 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 519
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