Amputations

Name: Amputations at CHS, Inc.
Start: 5/16/2022

1 amputation · 2022054245 · 5/16/2022 · CHS, Inc.

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: Nonclassifiable
Secondary source: Crowbars

Employer

Name: CHS, Inc.
Location: 41380 257th Street, MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57301
NAICS: 493130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a tire on a piece of machinery. The employee was attempting to pry rubber back to replace a seal when the prybar slipped and caused the tip of his left index finger to be pinched between the two-piece metal rim, resulting in the amputation of flesh.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown