OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14291546
RAINBO BREAD CO OF ROANOKE INC
Roanoke, VA—
Event description
FINGER CAUGHT IN DOUGH FORMING MACHINE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, A MACHINE OPERATOR, WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING THE MODEL K DOUG H-FORMING MACHINE HEAD. HE SHUT THE MACHINE DOWN AND BEGAN CLEANING THE DOUGH OF F THE MACHINE HEAD. HE HOLLERED TO A HELPER TO "BUMP" THE MACHINE SWITCH TO TURN THE HEAD OVER. WHEN THE MACHINE WAS "BUMPED" EMPLOYEE #1'S HAND WAS IN THE MACH INE HEAD. THE HEAD CAUGHT THE END OF HIS RING FINGER, PINCHING IT OFF.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 688
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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