OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #829317
FRONTIER COOPERATIVE HERBS
NORWAY, IA·
Event description
Employee's finger amputated when caught in machine
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was attempting to change the augers in the bin of a spice mixing mac hine. The machine bin had a power shaft with an auger at the bottom. Connected t o the same shaft is an agitator bar that moves material down to the bottom of th e bin. While she was trying to jog the machine around so she could get to the bo lt that holds the auger, Employee #1 turned the machine on. Her finger was caugh t between the power shaft and the agitator bar and amputated.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 52 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 756
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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