Amputations

Name: Amputations at Frontier Ag, Inc.
Start: 11/1/2016

1 amputation · 20161110323 · 11/1/2016 · Frontier Ag, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Frontier Ag, Inc.
Location: 428 kansas ave, BREWSTER, KANSAS, 67732
NAICS: 424510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a feed mill grinder when a belt started slipping. As he was checking the belt, the machine energized and pulled his right middle finger in, pinching it between the belt and pulley and amputating his fingertip. The machine was not locked out or guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

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