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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016065535 · 6/22/2016 · Brand Electric and Grain Equipment Company, Inc.

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, n.e.c.
Source
Pumps

Employer

Name
Brand Electric and Grain Equipment Company, Inc.
Location
13 Miles South, FARNAM, NEBRASKA, 69029
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A company was installing an irrigation pivot when the pump malfunctioned, allowing the water to seep back down the hole. When an employee attempted to slow the spinning shaft, it amputated his right-hand pinky and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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