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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024032158 · 3/9/2024 · Tractor Supply Co.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Conveyors belt, slot, chain
Secondary source
Cleaning handtools n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Tractor Supply Co.
Location
151 Tractor Drive, MACON, GEORGIA, 31216
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On March 9, 2024, an employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor belt. The employee was lubricating the chain and sprocket of the drive and got excess lubricant on the backside of the conveyor. As he removed the excess lubricant with a rag, the rag was caught in the chain and sprocket pulling part of his right hand into the gears. His little finger was amputated at the first knuckle, his ring finger was fractured and required sutures, and his middle fingertip was broken and also required sutures.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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