Iowa worker’s arm amputated by grinding machine; company cited
An Iowa tire recycling company has been cited by the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Association (Iowa OSHA) after one of its employees suffered a partial amputation of his arm while on the job.
News sources say the incident at Liberty Tire Recycling in Des Moines occurred on May 9, while workers were performing maintenance on the conveyor system of a tire grinding machine. One man’s arm became entangled in a piece of machinery, resulting in his arm being amputated at the elbow. He was transported to a local hospital.