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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024042921 · 4/2/2024 · Dakota Provisions, LLC

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
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Rollers, cylinders
Secondary source
Meat grinders

Employer

Name
Dakota Provisions, LLC
Location
2020 Center Street West, HURON, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57350
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At 6:49 AM, on April 2, 2024, an employee was assembling grinder equipment and installing the cylinder of the equipment when their left index finger became pinched between the cylinder and the grinding equipment. This resulted in the surgical amputation of the distal finger joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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