← OSHA severe injury reports

Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021098081 · 9/20/2021 · ADM Grain Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Conveyors-belt
Secondary source
Tools, instruments, and equipment, unspecified

Employer

Name
ADM Grain Company
Location
109 Chestnut Street, FARINA, ILLINOIS, 62838
NAICS
424510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 9/20/2021, around 6:50 a.m., an employee was taking grain samples when a splice on the conveyor belt pulled the sampling device out of the employee's hand. The employee's hand made contact with the sampling device and the conveyor cover. The employee sustained amputations to two fingertips on their right hand and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown