Basic American Ingredients
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BLACKFOOT, IDAHO
| Employer | Basic American Ingredients | Report ID | 2019055168 |
| Address | 409 West Collins Road | City, State ZIP | BLACKFOOT, IDAHO 83221 |
| Event Date | May 21, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.20000, -112.37000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning around a belt guard for a shaker motor and amputated her left index fingertip and left thumb tip in the belt and pulley.
Incident Summary
On May 21, 2019, a worker at Basic American Ingredients in BLACKFOOT, IDAHO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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