Novita Nutrition
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — AURORA, SOUTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Novita Nutrition | Report ID | 2018032481 |
| Address | 47491 213th Street | City, State ZIP | AURORA, SOUTH DAKOTA 57002 |
| Event Date | March 13, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311119 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.29000, -96.71000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning the feed conditioner when his left index finger was caught in the rotary valve in the feed cyclone resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was not locked out or tagged out at the time.
Incident Summary
On March 13, 2018, a worker at Novita Nutrition in AURORA, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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