Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Planters Cotton Oil Mill, Inc.
Start: 12/11/2024

1 amputation · 20241211436 · 12/11/2024 · Planters Cotton Oil Mill, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Cleaning machinery, appliances n.e.c.
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Planters Cotton Oil Mill, Inc.
Location: 2901 Planters Dr, PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS, 71601
NAICS: 311223
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a cyclone machine and noticed cotton hanging under the machine. As the employee went to remove it, his right thumb contacted moving parts. The employee sustained an amputation of the right distal phalanx of the thumb.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown