Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND, 4666 FARIES PARKWAY, DECATUR, ILLINOIS 62525
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An millwright working on a fan in the feed house suffered an amputation of his left pinky finger while rolling a fan belt back onto a pulley.
An employee was unloading rail cars and came in contact with the indexer. The employee's right foot was caught between the indexer and a rail car causing a laceration to the top of his foot and two fractured toes.
While installing a belt driven motor assembly an employee's finger was caught between a belt and the sheave resulting in a laceration to the little finger on his right hand. The employee was admitted to the hospital in preparation for surgery.
An employee was investigating the discharge of a rotary airlock. He removed the inspection door, visually inspected the spout, and thought he saw a suspicious buildup. When he attempted to remove the buildup inside the spout with his left hand, his glove was caught by the running airlock, which then pulled his hand in and amputated three fingertips.
An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.
An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 311221)
An employee was bringing a filter online. When the employee opened a valve to initiate flow through the filter, the gasket on the filter housing failed, spraying a water/erythritol mixture (heated to about 175 degrees Fahrenheit) toward the employee. The employee moved back quickly and their chemical suit caught on something, causing it to open. The mixture burned the employee's abdomen and left arm.
An employee was unloading material from a rail car when they fell approximately 15 feet onto the feed layout area. The employee was hospitalized with a broken femur that required surgery.
An employee was removing feed from a grain trailer. After unclogging feed in the cone of the feed silo, the employee was getting up off the ground. His right hand was braced on the concrete and as he raised his body, the right hand slipped. His left index finger was caught in the auger, resulting in amputation.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.