Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GDM Seeds, Inc., Ivesdale Field, IVESDALE, ILLINOIS 61851
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a combine to harvest soybeans when an access door became unlatched, exposing a rotating auger. As the employee attempted to re-latch the door, the rotating auger amputated the distal phalanx of the employee's third right finger.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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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.
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