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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015129066 · 12/1/2015 · Western Sugar Cooperative

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Western Sugar Cooperative
Location
18317 Highway 144, FORT MORGAN, COLORADO, 80701
NAICS
311314
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a wheel feed guide. As he exited the area, his hand got caught in the feed channel wheels, crushing and amputating his left thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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