Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ADM Grain Company, 109 Chestnut Street, FARINA, ILLINOIS 62838
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On 9/20/2021, around 6:50 a.m., an employee was taking grain samples when a splice on the conveyor belt pulled the sampling device out of the employee's hand. The employee's hand made contact with the sampling device and the conveyor cover. The employee sustained amputations to two fingertips on their right hand and was hospitalized.
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