Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Thompson Seed Potato, 4501- 310th Trail, ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA 69301
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was fixing a chain on a piler when the piler was turned on. The employee's left index finger become caught and pinched between the chain and wheel sprocket, amputating the fingertip.
HospitalizedFingertip(s)Harvesting and threshing machinery, unspecified
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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An employee was grating sweet potatoes on a harvester when their right ring finger got caught in a belted chain on the harvester, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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