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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021054225 · 5/24/2021 · Cargill Incorporated

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
Feed grinders, crushers, mixers-agricultural

Employer

Name
Cargill Incorporated
Location
862 West Ridge Rd., GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30501
NAICS
339999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a cracker mill designed to grind soy beans. The employee was clearing a jam in the machine when their right hand was caught between two cracker rolls (8" blades) resulting in amputation of their pinky, ring, and middle fingers and a partial amputation of their right palm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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