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BASF Agricultural Solutions, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BAPCHULE, ARIZONA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at BASF Agricultural Solutions, LLC in BAPCHULE, ARIZONA
Employer BASF Agricultural Solutions, LLC Report ID 20211211129
Address 890 Power Road City, State ZIP BAPCHULE, ARIZONA 85121
Event Date December 29, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Centrifuges
Industry (NAICS) 325320 Inspection # 1571943
GPS Coordinates 33.08000, -112.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping to manually rotate a drive belt/pulley system on the delinting centrifuge. The employee's finger was caught and pinched between the belt and the pulley. The employee pulled his hand out, resulting in a degloving of a portion of his left ring finger and a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On December 29, 2021, a worker at BASF Agricultural Solutions, LLC in BAPCHULE, ARIZONA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with centrifuges identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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