Amputations

Name: Amputations at DAVIDSON FARMS OF CRESTON, INC.
Start: 11/4/2016

1 amputation · 20161110419 · 11/4/2016 · DAVIDSON FARMS OF CRESTON, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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 regular operation
Source: Conveyors-screw, auger

Employer

Name: DAVIDSON FARMS OF CRESTON, INC.
Location: 20790 Rt. 30, CRESTON, ILLINOIS, 60113
NAICS: 424510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On Friday November 4, 2016, at approximately 8:00 a.m., an employee was loading corn onto a running conveyor while a trailer was dumping corn nearby. The employee's right arm was caught on and amputated by the rotating power-take-off shaft of the auger, requiring hospitalization.

Source

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