RD Offutt Farms
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations involving bone loss — LISBON, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | RD Offutt Farms | Report ID | 2024010622 |
| Address | 6693 140th Avenue SE | City, State ZIP | LISBON, NORTH DAKOTA 58054 |
| Event Date | January 21, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Conveyors unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 111211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 46.44000, -97.49000 | ||
Incident Narrative
During a shift change, an employee was showing another employee a potential issue on a conveyor line of potatoes that go out of the warehouse to the trucks. The employee reached under the conveyor with his hand. His finger was pulled into the conveyor sprocket and amputated.
Incident Summary
On January 21, 2024, a worker at RD Offutt Farms in LISBON, NORTH DAKOTA suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with conveyors unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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