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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023109099 · 10/2/2023 · Mickelsen Farms

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Mickelsen Farms
Location
199East 100 North, ROBERTS, IDAHO, 83444
NAICS
111211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working to unclog an evenflow bin (farm equipment) full of potatoes when their right arm got caught. The arm was surgically amputated at the elbow.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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