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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018055299 · 5/31/2018 · Grainco FS, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Spraying and dusting machinery-agricultural

Employer

Name
Grainco FS, Inc.
Location
Henson Bottoms Farm, SERENA, ILLINOIS, 60549
NAICS
424510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

After spraying a field with pesticides, an employee was preparing to drive the sprayer back to the facility. The employee had to fold the booms to leave the field, and an outrigger breakaway weld had broken on one boom, requiring manual effort to fold it. The employee was using a ratchet strap to help fold the boom when the employee's hand/fingers were caught in a pinch point, resulting in the amputation of two fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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