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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018088457 · 8/17/2018 · Trillium Farm Holdings, 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
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Trillium Farm Holdings, LLC
Location
Trillium Farms Layer Site 3, CROTON, OHIO, 43013
NAICS
112310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing belts on a motor drive when a coworker started the motor. The employee's glove was caught, pulling the employee's right pinky finger into a pinch point between the belt and pulley. The employee's right pinky finger was amputated to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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