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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20221110405 · 11/29/2022 · Sandy Ridge Cotton Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Picking, carding, combing machinery

Employer

Name
Sandy Ridge Cotton Company
Location
22355 County Road 102, MALDEN, MISSOURI, 63863
NAICS
115111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing plastic from a cotton module when they were struck by the flipper bar and knocked down. The flipper bar continued to come down and crushed the employee's lower leg, resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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