OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #809061

AMPUTATED,AUGER MECHANISM,ARM,UNTRAINED,UNGUARDED,MEAT GRINDER

1987-08-03T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,AUGER MECHANISM,ARM,UNTRAINED,UNGUARDED,MEAT GRINDER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 809061
Report ID: 453710

Event description

ARM AMPUTATED IN MEAT GRINDER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSISTING IN PACKAGING FRESHLY GROUND HAMBURGER IN THE BUTCHER S E FEED CHUTE WAS NOT GUARDED AND A PUSH STICK WAS NOT USED. HOP OF A SMALL LOCAL GROCERY STORE. WHILE THE BUTCHER WAITED ON A CUSTOMER, EMPL OYEE #1 TOOK OVER THE GRINDING OPERATION. EMPLOYEE #1 NORMALLY WORKS AS A STOCK CLERK, BUT OCCASIONALLY DOES THE MEAT GRINDING. THE GRINDER SITS ON THE FLOOR SO THAT THE FEED CHUTE IS AT WAIST LEVEL. A 3 FOOT SQUARE WOOD BIN IS LEVEL WITH T HE TOP OF THE CHUTE. THE MEAT IS CUT INTO STRIPS AND HAND FED INTO THE CHUTE. FO R SOME REASON, EMPLOYEE #1 GOT HER HAND TOO CLOSE TO THE AUGER IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CHUTE. THE AUGER PULLED HER HAND AND ARM INTO THE GRINDER UNTIL HER ARM WAS SEVERED BELOW THE ELBOW. ANOTHER CLERK TURNED OFF THE GRINDER. THE OPENING TO TH

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 19 F

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
17

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
877

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
2

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