Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-08-07 | Eolia | Missouri | American Botanicals | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was feeding sassafras leaves into a hammer mill when the bottom of the cyclone dust collector connected to the milling machine became clogged. While clearing the clog, her hand was caught in the rotating impeller of the cyclone dust collector. All fingers on the right hand, except the thumb, were amputated near the first knuckle. | |||||
2017-02-09 | Eolia | Missouri | Crop Production Services | Lower leg(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee was cleaning a flow meter after applying anhydrous ammonia as fertilizer for corn. When he finished taking the flow meter out of the system, the meter still had product in the line. The product came out of the line and leaked onto the back of his legs, burning his lower calves and requiring overnight hospitalization. | |||||
2015-07-27 | Eolia | Missouri | American Botanicals | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee working on an elevated work platform 5 feet above the floor slipped and fell, striking his head. He was knocked unconscious and was hospitalized overnight with concussion symptoms. |