Green Plains Cattle, LLC.

Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Amputations — KISMET, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Green Plains Cattle, LLC. in KISMET, KANSAS
Employer Green Plains Cattle, LLC. Report ID 2018099711
Address 19016 Road I, Pen 4000 City, State ZIP KISMET, KANSAS 67859
Event Date September 19, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle Source of Injury Dump truck
Industry (NAICS) 112112 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 37.26000, -100.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading dirt from the dump truck and noticed that the back door was not opened all the way. As the employee manually attempted to open it, the door slammed back down onto their left ring finger and amputated the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On September 19, 2018, a worker at Green Plains Cattle, LLC. in KISMET, KANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with dump truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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