Amputations

Name: Amputations at Cornejo and Sons, Inc.
Start: 1/18/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023010580 · 1/18/2023 · Cornejo and Sons, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source: Bucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders

Employer

Name: Cornejo and Sons, Inc.
Location: CDR - N Wichita Landfill 4250 W. 37th St., WICHITA, KANSAS, 67205
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working as the ground man while a loader was sorting landfill trash. A tooth on the loader's bucket struck his right quadriceps. He suffered a laceration to the thigh and his right leg was medically amputated.

Source

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