Consumers Supply Distributing, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Consumers Supply Distributing, LLC in NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Consumers Supply Distributing, LLC Report ID 2016098892
Address 5101 Harbor Drive City, State ZIP NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA 57049
Event Date September 19, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311119 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.54000, -96.60000

Incident Narrative

The employee was replacing a bag on the airlock system when the motor started running. The machine's moving parts amputated the employee's right middle finger.

Incident Summary

On September 19, 2016, a worker at Consumers Supply Distributing, LLC in NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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