Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Viterra USA Grain, LLC, 11997 State Highway 287, CACTUS, TEXAS 79013
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a metal rod that was approximately 1-2 feet long to poke upward toward the product and unplug a bin that was plugged. The gate under the bin is controlled by the neighboring facility, which closed the gate while the rod was still inside it. The rod was pushed against the employee's finger, trapping it against an adjacent wall and resulting in a partial amputation through the phalanx.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Grain, forage, feed processing and handling machinery unspecified
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