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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022065513 · 6/24/2022 · United Plains AG

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Beams-unattached metal

Employer

Name
United Plains AG
Location
255 HWY 40, WESKAN, KANSAS, 67762
NAICS
111199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing an I-beam vertically in a doorway to close up flat storage. The I-beam began to fall and the employee held onto it so it wouldn't hit another employee. His left index finger was pinched between the beam and a skid steer amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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