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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022087231 · 8/15/2022 · Topflight Grain Cooperative Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-powered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Topflight Grain Cooperative Inc
Location
105 SE Elm St, ATLANTA, ILLINOIS, 61723
NAICS
493130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At 9:45 a.m. on August 15, 2022, an employee was performing final cleanup in a grain bin containing soybeans when a paddle conveyor caught his right leg. He suffered an amputation to the leg below the knee.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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