Sam Beetz & Sons
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MENDOTA, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Sam Beetz & Sons | Report ID | 20180910085 |
| Address | US RT 52 @ IL RT 251 | City, State ZIP | MENDOTA, ILLINOIS 61342 |
| Event Date | September 30, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Harvesting and threshing machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 111199 | Inspection # | 1353819 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.56000, -89.12000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was servicing a running ear corn picker machine when two fingers were amputated, requiring hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On September 30, 2018, a worker at Sam Beetz & Sons in MENDOTA, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with harvesting and threshing machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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