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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161211306 · 12/3/2016 · Riester & Schnell, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Combines

Employer

Name
Riester & Schnell, Inc.
Location
N6701 Harris Street, WESTFIELD, WISCONSIN, 53964
NAICS
811310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the hopper on a combine with an air hose when the employee's right leg was caught in the combine auger, amputating it mid-calf.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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