DOD Defense Commissary Agency
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
| Employer | DOD Defense Commissary Agency | Report ID | 20171111127 |
| Address | Norfolk Commissary, 1588 Mall Drive. | City, State ZIP | NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 23511 |
| Event Date | November 20, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Food slicers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 445110 | Inspection # | 1278225 |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.94000, -76.31000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was disassembling a meat cutting machine to clean it. The machine was still plugged in at the time, and a switch was triggered while the employee's hand was inside the cutting area. The machine's blade then amputated the employee's left middle fingertip (no bone loss).
Incident Summary
On November 20, 2017, a worker at DOD Defense Commissary Agency in NORFOLK, VIRGINIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food slicers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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