Amputations

Name: Amputations at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, North Central Soil Conservation Resea
Start: 10/31/2017

1 amputation · 20171010475 · 10/31/2017 · U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, North Central Soil Conservation Resea

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Combines

Employer

Name: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, North Central Soil Conservation Resea
Location: 803 Iowa Avenue, MORRIS, MINNESOTA, 56267
NAICS: 541710
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

On October 31, 2017, an employee was attempting to clear corn stalks from a combine because the retrofitted blower was not working correctly. The employee's right hand was inside the combine when the still-rotating chopper blades amputated it.

Source

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