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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024043755 · 4/30/2024 · Churchill Farm Partners

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Knee(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact unspecified
Source
Silos
Secondary source
Conveyors screw, auger

Employer

Name
Churchill Farm Partners
Location
4632 N 18000E Road, MOMENCE, ILLINOIS, 60954
NAICS
111199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading a semi-trailer with corn. When climbing out of the silo, he slipped and fell onto the auger on the outside of the silo. His feet became entangled in the auger and were severed from the ankle down. A surgical amputation of both legs from the knees down was required.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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