OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #689356
AMPUTATED,AUGER MECHANISM,UNTRAINED,HAND,UNGUARDED,MEAT GRINDER
Event description
HAND AMPUTATED IN MEAT GRINDER
Investigation abstract
THE STORE MANAGER TOLD EMPLOYEE #1 TO KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THE HAMBURGER SUPPLY LESS STEEL TRAY WITH FIXED GUARD WAS NOT IN PLACE. THE PLASTIC PUSH STICK WAS NO T USED. AT THE MEAT COUNTER. EMPLOYEE #1 FELT THAT ADDITIONAL HAMBURGER WAS NEEDED. THE HOBART MEAT GRINDER, MODEL 4 332, SERIAL #1148788, HAD JUST BEEN CLEANED BY EMP LOYEE #1. SHE STARTED TO GRIND 81% LEAN HAMBURGER IN THE HOBART GRINDER. THE HAM BURGER WAS COMING OUT OF THE GRINDER TOO CREAMY. SHE FELT THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO DISASSEMBLE TWO PARTS AND CLEAN THEM AGAIN. SHE DID SO. SHE ALSO REMOVED THE FI XED GUARD ALONG WITH THE STAINLESS STEEL TRAY. SHE PUSHED SOME MEAT INTO THE GRI NDER WITH HER RIGHT HAND AND STARTED IT UP. HER HAND WAS PULLED INTO THE THREE-I NCH DIAMETER AUGER AND AMPUTATED THREE TO FOUR INCHES ABOVE THE WRIST. THE STAIN
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 17 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 276
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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