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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 143071.015 - Employee Amputates Finger In Dust Collection System

**Accident: 143071.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 01/19/2022**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1574362.015	01/25/2022		Foundation Industries Inc.

At 12:45 p.m. on January 19, 2022, an employee was attempting to clear a jam fro m the rotary air lock of a Dynacom Dust Collection System. The employee reached into the inadequately guarded system and contacted the rotary air lock's moving vanes. The employee's finger was amputated and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: amputated, amputation, dust collector, finger, jammed, machine operator, unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1574362.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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