Amputations

Name: Amputations at Monsanto Company
Start: 7/25/2017

1 amputation · 2017076923 · 7/25/2017 · Monsanto Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name: Monsanto Company
Location: 4370 Mt. Pulaski Rd. N., ILLIOPOLIS, ILLINOIS, 62539
NAICS: 115114
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On July 25, 2017, at 3:15 p.m., an employee was attempting to clear a jam from the main line bagger when the employee's right thumb was caught in the belt and pulley, amputating it at the first joint.

Source

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