Yakama Nation Farms
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — WAPATO, WASHINGTON
| Employer | Yakama Nation Farms | Report ID | 2024098669 |
| Address | 8351 McDonald Rd | City, State ZIP | WAPATO, WASHINGTON 98951 |
| Event Date | September 17, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Upper arm(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Harvesting and threshing machinery corn |
| Secondary Source | Transmissions, gears | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 111219 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 46.39000, -120.53000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning out the belt line on a corn husker machine underneath the gears when their right arm was caught in the gears, resulting in an amputation above the elbow.
Incident Summary
On September 17, 2024, a worker at Yakama Nation Farms in WAPATO, WASHINGTON suffered amputations involving bone loss to the upper arm(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with harvesting and threshing machinery corn identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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