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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023075954 · 7/5/2023 · Ward Feed Yard, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Ward Feed Yard, Inc.
Location
1034 I Road, LARNED, KANSAS, 67550
NAICS
112112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was in the feed mill at the feed yard cleaning rocks out of the rolls on a corn flaker. While removing rocks, the equipment grabbed his glove and pulled his right hand into the pinch point, resulting in surgical amputation of the right index and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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