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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015010084 · 1/5/2015 · Gottsch Livestock Feeders, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Feed grinders, crushers, mixers-agricultural

Employer

Name
Gottsch Livestock Feeders, LLC
Location
Pawnee Springs Ranch, MAXWELL, NEBRASKA, 69151
NAICS
112112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On or about January 5th, 2015,at approximately 1:30 pm, an employee was greasing a bearing on the Buffalo roller mill in preparation to roll corn for cattle feed. The roller mill was being driven by a PTO. The employees left hand was pulled by a chain into a sprocket, amputating the left index finger. The employee was transported to Great Plains Regional Hospital with the amputated finger for treatment.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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