Safety Flash
Lost time injury (LTI): Severe hand injury in galley
Lost time injury (LTI): Severe hand injury in galley
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 11/14
- Competence and TrainingControl of WorkHand and Finger InjuriesMachinery and Equipment
- EntanglementHand and finger injuries
- Competence and trainingEmergency responseMachine guardingSafety communication
Summary
A galley worker’s arm became trapped in a meat grinder while processing tomatoes, leading to right-hand amputation. The incomplete investigation identified unsafe configuration, missing guards, unfamiliarity with operation and unintended use. Suggested safety-meeting questions address guarding, staff competence, galley hazards and the adequacy of emergency response procedures.
Classifications: Entanglement; caught in machinery; drawn into machinery.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Machine guarding; machinery guards; machine guards.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Summary
A meat grinder amputated a worker’s hand while operating without proper guards, configuration or user competence.
IMCA SF 11/14. Themes: competence and training, control of work, hand and finger injuries, machinery and equipment.