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Amputations

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
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