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Western Consolidated Cooperative

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Avulsions, enucleations — TWIN BROOKS, SOUTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Western Consolidated Cooperative in TWIN BROOKS, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Western Consolidated Cooperative Report ID 2018054551
Address 47229 US Highway 12 City, State ZIP TWIN BROOKS, SOUTH DAKOTA 57269
Event Date May 10, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Scalp
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 493130 Inspection # 1315526
GPS Coordinates 45.22000, -96.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee suffered partial scalping when their hair was caught in a moving shaft while cleaning around the seed treating equipment.

Incident Summary

On May 10, 2018, a worker at Western Consolidated Cooperative in TWIN BROOKS, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered avulsions, enucleations to the scalp. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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