Avulsions, enucleations

Name: Avulsions, enucleations at AMCON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
Start: 5/16/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017054455 · 5/16/2017 · AMCON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Conveyors-belt
Secondary source: Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: AMCON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
Location: 1511 TURBINE DRIVE, RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57703
NAICS: 424940
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing a cigarette box on a conveyor system. She was using a scanning device that was positioned on her right index finger with a power cord that connected to a unit located on her wrist. The cord and the employee's right hand were pulled between the rubber belt and idler tensioner of the conveyor. Her skin was pulled back from her hand.

Source

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