Cooper Farms, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — FORT RECOVERY, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cooper Farms, Inc. in FORT RECOVERY, OHIO
Employer Cooper Farms, Inc. Report ID 20191212929
Address 2351 Wabash Road City, State ZIP FORT RECOVERY, OHIO 45846
Event Date December 16, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Feed grinders, crushers, mixers-agricultural
Industry (NAICS) 311119 Inspection # 1452945
GPS Coordinates 40.41000, -84.77000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were troubleshooting a conveyor in a feed mill. The conveyor caught one employee's coat and pulled his left arm in. The arm was lacerated and his index finger was partially amputated. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On December 16, 2019, a worker at Cooper Farms, Inc. in FORT RECOVERY, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with feed grinders, crushers, mixers-agricultural identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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