Titan Machinery INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. - Cuts, lacerations - HIGHMORE, South Dakota

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Titan Machinery INC. in HIGHMORE, South Dakota
Employer Titan Machinery INC.
Address 302 US Highway 14
City, State ZIP HIGHMORE, South Dakota 57345
Report ID 20161211694
Event Date December 16, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Tractor, unspecified
Secondary Source Textiles, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 811111
GPS Coordinates 44.57000, -99.44000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was using a rag to find the source of a leak on a tractor transmission when the rag became stuck in a flywheel and subsequently pulled the employee's hand into the flywheel. The employee suffered a right-hand laceration that required stitches.

Incident Summary

On December 16, 2016, a worker at Titan Machinery INC. in HIGHMORE, South Dakota suffered cuts, lacerations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with tractor, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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