Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SEMO MILLING LLC, 651 Commerce Road, MEXICO, MISSOURI 65265
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a extruder for processing soy when an extruder screw became clogged with soy. The employee used a crowbar approximately 18 inches long to unclog the extruder when the extruder grabbed and pulled the crowbar, resulting in severe injury to the employee's right hand, including amputation of their middle, ring, and pinky fingers.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
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