OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #738278

AMPUTATED,SLICER,FINGER,WORK RULES,POINT OF OPERATION,MEAT GRINDER

1988-09-14T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,SLICER,FINGER,WORK RULES,POINT OF OPERATION,MEAT GRINDER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 738278
Report ID: 452110

Event description

Employee's finger amputated by meat slicer

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 reached into the slicer (point of operation) of a meat patty machine . His finger was amputated.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 28 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
688

Human factor
12

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
1

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