Snake River Cattle Feeders, LLC

Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Amputations — AMERICAN FALLS, IDAHO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Snake River Cattle Feeders, LLC in AMERICAN FALLS, IDAHO
Employer Snake River Cattle Feeders, LLC Report ID 2020032811
Address 2394 Feedlot Lane City, State ZIP AMERICAN FALLS, IDAHO 83211
Event Date March 27, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle Source of Injury Dump truck
Industry (NAICS) 112130 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.85000, -112.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was washing the back of a dump truck. The latches for the back gate were stuck closed, and the employee lifted them up to allow the gate to close. The gate closed and pinched his right middle finger, causing an amputation to the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On March 27, 2020, a worker at Snake River Cattle Feeders, LLC in AMERICAN FALLS, IDAHO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with dump truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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