American Crystal Sugar Company
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — SIDNEY, MONTANA
| Employer | American Crystal Sugar Company | Report ID | 2020054390 |
| Address | 35140 COUNTY ROAD 125 | City, State ZIP | SIDNEY, MONTANA 59270 |
| Event Date | May 11, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311313 | Inspection # | 1475098 |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.71000, -104.13000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was doing a pre-check of the warehouse when he heard something metal coming down the screen. He opened the airlock and was investigating with his hand when the airlock fan blade amputated three of his fingers.
Incident Summary
On May 11, 2020, a worker at American Crystal Sugar Company in SIDNEY, MONTANA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.
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