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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024098287 · 9/6/2024 · Aurora Cooperative Elevator Co

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name
Aurora Cooperative Elevator Co
Location
Superior East Elevator, SUPERIOR, NEBRASKA, 68978
NAICS
424510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jammed airlock. They were removing grain dust from between the steel blades when their right hand struck one of the blades, resulting in amputations to three fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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