NATIONAL FOOD CORPORATION
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PLANKINTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
| Employer | NATIONAL FOOD CORPORATION | Report ID | 2020054917 |
| Address | 25351 NATIONAL AVENUE | City, State ZIP | PLANKINTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 57368 |
| Event Date | May 27, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-belt |
| Industry (NAICS) | 112310 | Inspection # | 1476626 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.70000, -98.43000 | ||
Incident Narrative
While removing debris from a manure handling belt, an employee slipped and their hand was caught in the chain and sprocket drive system of the belt. The employee sustained amputations of the pinky and ring fingers at the proximal joints.
Incident Summary
On May 27, 2020, a worker at NATIONAL FOOD CORPORATION in PLANKINTON, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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