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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025032871 · 3/27/2025 · Western Potatoes Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Western Potatoes Inc
Location
189 Brayton Road, ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA, 69301
NAICS
424480
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had just finished repairing a chain and sprocket. He turned on the machinery and his sleeves got caught in the chain and sprocket. The employee sustained partial amputation of his lower left arm. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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