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Grainco FS Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — OTTAWA, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Grainco FS Inc. in OTTAWA, ILLINOIS
Employer Grainco FS Inc. Report ID 2019044174
Address 4201 MBL Drive City, State ZIP OTTAWA, ILLINOIS 61350
Event Date April 24, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Sealing, stapling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 325314 Inspection # 1397262
GPS Coordinates 41.38000, -88.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was filling and sealing 50-pound bags of fertilizer. The employee was correcting the alignment of a bag going into the sealer unit when his right middle finger was caught. He suffered a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On April 24, 2019, a worker at Grainco FS Inc. in OTTAWA, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with sealing, stapling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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