Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2016-08-02 | Murtaugh | Idaho | Pure Grain Commodities, LLC | Leg(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
While cleaning out a grain silo, an employee contacted a running auger in the floor, tearing four leg ligaments. | |||||
2016-04-21 | Murtaugh | Idaho | Shoesole Farms, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee took the cover off a chain and tried to grease a bearing. The PTO was engaged and the chain was moving at the time. When the employee put one pump in, the chain caught his glove, sending his fingers in through the sprocket and chain. His left thumb was partially amputated, and his index, middle, and ring fingers were lacerated and crushed. |