Emerald Valley Ranches

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — LIMESTONE, MAINE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Emerald Valley Ranches in LIMESTONE, MAINE
Employer Emerald Valley Ranches Report ID 2017077186
Address Noyes Rd & US Rt 1a City, State ZIP LIMESTONE, MAINE 04750
Event Date July 12, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Seed planting machinery
Industry (NAICS) 111219 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 35.15000, -120.58000

Incident Narrative

While performing maintenance on a broccoli planter, an employee received an amputation injury to his left index finger.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2017, a worker at Emerald Valley Ranches in LIMESTONE, MAINE suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with seed planting machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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