Amputations

Name: Amputations at Four Star Ag, LLP
Start: 11/2/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161110353 · 11/2/2016 · Four Star Ag, LLP

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-screw, auger
Secondary source: Power take-off (PTO)

Employer

Name: Four Star Ag, LLP
Location: Approximately five miles east of Oakes, ND, OAKES, NORTH DAKOTA, 58474
NAICS: 111150
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to place a new shear bolt in the auger when the power take-off was engaged to line up the shaft and insert the bolt. His right arm was then caught and amputated in the auger.

Source

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