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Walther Farms LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BRIDGEPORT, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Walther Farms LLC in BRIDGEPORT, NEBRASKA
Employer Walther Farms LLC Report ID 2020032347
Address 1721 Main St. City, State ZIP BRIDGEPORT, NEBRASKA 69336
Event Date March 12, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Farm tractor
Secondary Source Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 111998 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.65000, -103.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hooking up a trailer to the back of a tractor. The employee's ring finger was pinched between the hitch and the trailer, suffering a soft tissue amputation to the fingertip. The fingertip was sutured.

Incident Summary

On March 12, 2020, a worker at Walther Farms LLC in BRIDGEPORT, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with farm tractor identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

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