OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #828715

AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CONVEYOR

1987-09-22T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CONVEYOR
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 828715
Report ID: 751910

Event description

Employee's finger amputated by conveyor

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was removing bread from a motorized conveyor line that had a station at the end when his finger became caught between the moving conveyor and the st ationary table edge. One of his fingers was amputated.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
687

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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