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Qvest Sanitation, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Qvest Sanitation, LLC in NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Qvest Sanitation, LLC Report ID 2023064860
Address 803 North Derby Lane City, State ZIP NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA 57049
Event Date June 2, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 561720 Inspection # 1675166
GPS Coordinates 42.54000, -96.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was scrubbing and cleaning a conveyor belt. When he knelt down to scrub underneath the belt, his hand was caught between the belt and the turn sprocket. The employee's left middle finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On June 2, 2023, a worker at Qvest Sanitation, LLC in NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH 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 conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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