OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #829044

MIDWEST BISCUIT COMPANY

BURLINGTON, IA· 1987-09-28T00:00:00

Event: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, NIP POINT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #104266366
Employer profile: MIDWEST BISCUIT COMPANY
Summary number: 829044
Report ID: 751910

Event description

Employee's fingertips amputated by machine

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a cookie machine. He attempted to clear a jam while th e machine was running and two of his fingers were pulled into the nip point and amputated.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
754

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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