Amputations

Name: Amputations at Qvest Sanitation, LLC
Start: 6/2/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023064860 · 6/2/2023 · Qvest Sanitation, 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 running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: Qvest Sanitation, LLC
Location: 803 North Derby Lane, NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57049
NAICS: 561720
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was scrubbing and cleaning a conveyor belt. When he knelt down to scrub underneath the belt, his hand was caught between the belt and the turn sprocket. The employee's left middle finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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