Amputations

Name: Amputations at Cargill, Inc.
Start: 7/20/2016

1 amputation · 2016076609 · 7/20/2016 · Cargill, Inc.

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: Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name: Cargill, Inc.
Location: 12101 Lynn Ave, SAVAGE, MINNESOTA, 55378
NAICS: 424510
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

On July 20, 2016, at approximately 12:30 pm, an employee was in the process of moving a loaded barge with a cable that travels through a sheave. The employee's hand became caught in the sheave amputating the employee's right index, middle, and ring fingers at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown