Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at RD Offutt Farms, 6693 140th Avenue SE, LISBON, NORTH DAKOTA 58054
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
During a shift change, an employee was showing another employee a potential issue on a conveyor line of potatoes that go out of the warehouse to the trucks. The employee reached under the conveyor with his hand. His finger was pulled into the conveyor sprocket and amputated.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Conveyors unspecified
An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.
An employee was working on a production line. The employee went to retrieve parts that came out of the parts holder, and their left hand became caught between a chain and a sprocket. Three fingers on the hand were amputated.
An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.
An employee was operating a pad printer. The employee's finger was caught in the printer and they suffered a fingertip amputation. The part of the printer that caught the employee's finger was unguarded at the time.
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