John Deere Des Moines Works
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — LOCKNEY, TEXAS
| Employer | John Deere Des Moines Works | Report ID | 2021109336 |
| Address | Foster Brother Farm, 1231 CO RD 57 | City, State ZIP | LOCKNEY, TEXAS 79241 |
| Event Date | October 29, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.13000, -101.50000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was trying to clear a plug of cotton from the saw cleaner system of a cotton stripper and sustained amputations to the left ring and little fingers.
Incident Summary
On October 29, 2021, a worker at John Deere Des Moines Works in LOCKNEY, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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