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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020054145 · 5/4/2020 · Mountain View Co-Op

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
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Mountain View Co-Op
Location
1700 52nd Ave N, GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, 59405
NAICS
424910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

After bagging fertilizer, an employee shut off the bagger and began clearing out the hopper at its top. The auger began to turn and amputated the employee's right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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