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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #708966

AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,RAM

Event
AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,RAM
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
708966
Report ID
854910

Event description

FINGERS AMPUTATED IN DOUGH MEASURING MACHINE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING AN ETMW, MODEL 7489 DOUGH DIVIDER, A MACHINE WHICH MEA SURES QUANTITIES OF DOUGH FOR A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS. DOUGH IS FED INTO THE HOPPE R, LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE MACHINE, ABOUT 65 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR. AT THE BA SE OF THE HOPPER IS A RAM AND CUTTER WHICH MEASURES AND CUTS THE DOUGH. THE EMPL OYEE WAS STANDING ON A 16 INCH HIGH METAL STOOL. SOME OF THE DOUGH INSIDE THE HO PPER HUNG UP ON THE SIDES, SO THE EMPLOYEE REACHED DOWN INSIDE THE HOPPER WITH H IS HAND TO PUSH THE REMAINING DOUGH TO THE BOTTOM. THE MACHINE CYCLED WHILE HIS HAND WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOPPER. THE DOUGH CUTTER AMPUTATED HIS FINGERS.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 17 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    779
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    3
    Task assigned
    1

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