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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017087295 · 8/1/2017 · Archer Daniels Midland 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 or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Location
3100 Wharf Rd, GALVESTON, TEXAS, 77553
NAICS
424510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was hoisting up the scale weight with the help of another employee. The injured employee had a hand on the cable that held the hoist. When the scale weight got near the floor, the employee's right hand was caught in the pulley and the index finger was smashed. The employee's index finger was amputated and the middle finger injured.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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