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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015031482 · 3/25/2015 · Kava Construction

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 regular operation
Source
Conveyors-chain

Employer

Name
Kava Construction
Location
805 Helen Avenue, PORTLAND, NORTH DAKOTA, 58274
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee suffered an amputation to his left index finger when it was crushed by a chain sprocket on a conveyor belt grain thrower. The chain sprocket was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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