Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Avulsions, enucleations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AMCON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, 1511 TURBINE DRIVE, RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA 57703
on — Avulsions, enucleations, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was placing a cigarette box on a conveyor system. She was using a scanning device that was positioned on her right index finger with a power cord that connected to a unit located on her wrist. The cord and the employee's right hand were pulled between the rubber belt and idler tensioner of the conveyor. Her skin was pulled back from her hand.
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