Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CHS Inc, 395 164th St, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEBRASKA 68776
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was inspecting a rotary feeder when his hand contacted the moving blender, amputating his thumb tip and his index, middle, and ring fingertips.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
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