OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #829564
DAKOTA PORK INDUSTRIES
SIOUX CITY, IA·
Event description
Employee's finger amputated in chitlin machine
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was guiding chitlins through the flushing/cleaning machine. Her righ t hand went into the chain, causing the amputation of her ring finger. The machi ne was not guarded properly.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 51 Female
- Nature of injury
- Amputation (1)
- Part of body
- FINGER(S) (10)
- Accident type
- CAUGHT IN OR BETWEEN (2)
- Source of injury
- MACHINE (26)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- EQUIP. INAPPROPR FOR OPERATION (6)
- Environmental factor
- PINCH POINT ACTION (1)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.