Darling Ingredients Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — KUNA, IDAHO
| Employer | Darling Ingredients Inc. | Report ID | 2019088337 |
| Address | 18305 S Cole Road | City, State ZIP | KUNA, IDAHO 83634 |
| Event Date | August 13, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Bucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311613 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.43000, -116.27000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attaching a chain between a payloader and a truck. The payloader tightened the chain and the employee's left index fingertip was caught in the chain and amputated.
Incident Summary
On August 13, 2019, a worker at Darling Ingredients Inc. in KUNA, IDAHO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with bucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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