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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023053982 · 5/3/2023 · H & R harvesting LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Harvesting and threshing machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
H & R harvesting LLC
Location
27502 County Road 880, BELLE GLADE, FLORIDA, 33430
NAICS
115113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was supporting a wing on a corn harvesting machine when the wing shifted, catching his hands and fingers between the pole and wing frame. The employee sustained fractures, lacerations, and a finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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