Amputations

Name: Amputations at Midwest Farmers Cooperative
Start: 3/21/2019

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019032962 · 3/21/2019 · Midwest Farmers Cooperative

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Garage doors

Employer

Name: Midwest Farmers Cooperative
Location: 304 S. 3rd Street, ELMWOOD, NEBRASKA, 68349
NAICS: 424510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was opening the overhead bay door at the back of the shop. His right middle finger was pinched between the cable and the roller and was medically amputated to the first knuckle.

Source

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