Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221474299

PEOPLEREADY

Event
Avulsion, Blade, Cleaning, Contact, Dryer, Finger, Laceration, Spinner Machine
NAICS
423930
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345777692
Employer profile
PEOPLEREADY
Summary number
221474299
Report ID
0950624

Event description

Employee lacerates finger while cleaning spin dryer

Investigation abstract

At 6:00 a.m. on January 1, 2022, an employee was cleaning a Spin Dryer when he tried to spin the blades manually and his finger was cut by one of the blades. The employee was hospitalized to treat an avulsion to his right index finger requiring surgery.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 38 M

    Event type
    2

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