Amputations

Name: Amputations at Alabama Farmers Cooperative, Inc
Start: 5/9/2019

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019054743 · 5/9/2019 · Alabama Farmers Cooperative, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Alabama Farmers Cooperative, Inc
Location: 800 Market Street North East, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
NAICS: 311119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was patching a 2-inch hole in the bottom of a corn auger with a glove and duct tape. The auger caught the glove and pulled his thumb into the machine resulting in amputation at the first knuckle.

Source

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