PIONEER CONTAINER CORPORATION
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
| Employer | PIONEER CONTAINER CORPORATION | Report ID | 2015010918 |
| Address | 1100 ELLERBROOK ROAD | City, State ZIP | NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64116 |
| Event Date | January 28, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Paper production machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322224 | Inspection # | 1027087 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.12000, -94.57000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employee was wiping off the plate while the machine was running. The rag got caught in the machine pulling the employee's hand into the machine and catching it between the print cylinder and the anologix cylinder. The right 4th and 5th fingertips were amputated.
Incident Summary
On January 28, 2015, a worker at PIONEER CONTAINER CORPORATION in NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with paper production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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