← OSHA severe injury reports

Amputations

1 amputation · 2018087921 · 8/3/2018 · The Amalgamated Sugar Company LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Entangled in other object or equipment
Source
Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Conveyors-screw, auger

Employer

Name
The Amalgamated Sugar Company LLC
Location
701 N. MAIN ST., BRIGHTON, COLORADO, 80601
NAICS
311314
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a steel rod to break up sugar lumps in a silo when the rod was pulled in by the silo's screw conveyor and the employee's right hand was caught in the rod handle, amputating the right pinky, ring, and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown