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Amputations

1 amputation · 20211211129 · 12/29/2021 · BASF Agricultural Solutions, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Centrifuges

Employer

Name
BASF Agricultural Solutions, LLC
Location
890 Power Road, BAPCHULE, ARIZONA, 85121
NAICS
325320
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was helping to manually rotate a drive belt/pulley system on the delinting centrifuge. The employee's finger was caught and pinched between the belt and the pulley. The employee pulled his hand out, resulting in a degloving of a portion of his left ring finger and a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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