Coffee County Farmers Cooperative
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — ELBA, ALABAMA
| Employer | Coffee County Farmers Cooperative | Report ID | 2020065373 |
| Address | 3630 Hwy 141 | City, State ZIP | ELBA, ALABAMA 36323 |
| Event Date | June 9, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Spreading machinery-agricultural |
| Industry (NAICS) | 115116 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.39000, -86.15000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Two employees were trying to fix a bar on a spreader truck. One of them was holding the bar when it snapped into place and pinched his gloved left hand, injuring the left little finger. The finger was surgically amputated.
Incident Summary
On June 9, 2020, a worker at Coffee County Farmers Cooperative in ELBA, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with spreading machinery-agricultural identified as the source of injury. The worker was 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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