Amputations

Name: Amputations at LAFEBER COMPANY
Start: 9/11/2023

1 amputation · 2023098387 · 9/11/2023 · LAFEBER COMPANY

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Feed grinders, crushers, mixers-agricultural

Employer

Name: LAFEBER COMPANY
Location: 24981 N 1400 EAST RD, CORNELL, ILLINOIS, 61319
NAICS: 311119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee climbed off a catwalk onto the frame of a corn roller mill to observe the cause of a roller machine malfunction. The employee lost his balance and his left hand contacted the corn rollers, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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