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U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, North Central Soil Conservation Resea

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — MORRIS, MINNESOTA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, North Central Soil Conservation Resea in MORRIS, MINNESOTA
Employer U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, North Central Soil Conservation Resea Report ID 20171010475
Address 803 Iowa Avenue City, State ZIP MORRIS, MINNESOTA 56267
Event Date October 31, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Hand(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Combines
Industry (NAICS) 541710 Inspection # 1275029
GPS Coordinates 45.59000, -95.90000

Incident Narrative

On October 31, 2017, an employee was attempting to clear corn stalks from a combine because the retrofitted blower was not working correctly. The employee's right hand was inside the combine when the still-rotating chopper blades amputated it.

Incident Summary

On October 31, 2017, a worker at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, North Central Soil Conservation Resea in MORRIS, MINNESOTA suffered amputations to the hand(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with combines identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 2,152 severe injury reports involving "Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified injuries.

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