Grainco FS, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SERENA, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Grainco FS, Inc. in SERENA, ILLINOIS
Employer Grainco FS, Inc. Report ID 2018055299
Address Henson Bottoms Farm, Rte 52 and the Fox River City, State ZIP SERENA, ILLINOIS 60549
Event Date May 31, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Spraying and dusting machinery-agricultural
Industry (NAICS) 424510 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.09000, -90.15000

Incident Narrative

After spraying a field with pesticides, an employee was preparing to drive the sprayer back to the facility. The employee had to fold the booms to leave the field, and an outrigger breakaway weld had broken on one boom, requiring manual effort to fold it. The employee was using a ratchet strap to help fold the boom when the employee's hand/fingers were caught in a pinch point, resulting in the amputation of two fingers.

Incident Summary

On May 31, 2018, a worker at Grainco FS, Inc. in SERENA, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with spraying and dusting machinery-agricultural identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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