Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-09-19 | Ivesdale | Illinois | GDM Seeds, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a combine to harvest soybeans when an access door became unlatched, exposing a rotating auger. As the employee attempted to re-latch the door, the rotating auger amputated the distal phalanx of the employee's third right finger. |