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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022054202 · 5/13/2022 · Bethel Farms, LLLP

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Spraying and dusting machinery-agricultural

Employer

Name
Bethel Farms, LLLP
Location
3400 SE County Rd 760a, ARCADIA, FLORIDA, 34266
NAICS
111421
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to rotate the drive shaft of a lateral sprayer with a crescent wrench. When the shaft rotated, the tip of the employee's left thumb was pinched between the wrench and the lateral cross-bracing, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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