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Nutrien

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — AMERICUS, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Nutrien in AMERICUS, GEORGIA
Employer Nutrien Report ID 2021010649
Address 1011 Oak Avenue City, State ZIP AMERICUS, GEORGIA 31709
Event Date January 25, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325311 Inspection # 1512819
GPS Coordinates 32.05000, -84.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to place a chute into a hopper under a conveyor through a side opening in the hopper. A rope, used to secure the chute in place under the upper conveyor, got caught in a conveyor drum at the bottom of the hopper. The employee was holding the rope in his hands at the time, and the conveyor pulled the rope and the employee's right hand down into the rotating drum. The hand was torn open and the top part of the index finger was medically amputated.

Incident Summary

On January 25, 2021, a worker at Nutrien in AMERICUS, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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