Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Monsanto Company, 4370 Mt. Pulaski Rd. N. , ILLIOPOLIS, ILLINOIS 62539
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On July 25, 2017, at 3:15 p.m., an employee was attempting to clear a jam from the main line bagger when the employee's right thumb was caught in the belt and pulley, amputating it at the first joint.
An employee was cleaning a grader drum with compressed air. His arm was caught and injured between the drum and the equipment's frame. He was hospitalized to treat a muscle injury.
An employee was propping a door open to sign for a mail delivery. As the employee was standing against the door, the door moved and pinched the employee's hand. The employee quickly pulled the hand away from the door, which resulted in a partial amputation to the left middle fingertip.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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