Anchor Ingredients Co., LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HILLSBORO, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Anchor Ingredients Co., LLC | Report ID | 2022054050 |
| Address | 13 1st Street Northeast | City, State ZIP | HILLSBORO, NORTH DAKOTA 58045 |
| Event Date | May 9, 2022 | 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 | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424510 | Inspection # | 1594670 |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.40000, -97.05000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning out a plugged cyclone when the steel rotor of the airlock amputated three of their fingers. The airlock was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
Incident Summary
On May 9, 2022, a worker at Anchor Ingredients Co., LLC in HILLSBORO, NORTH 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 machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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