ARBAUGH LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
| Employer | ARBAUGH LLC | Report ID | 2015052849 |
| Address | 4900 Stockyards Expressway | City, State ZIP | SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64501 |
| Event Date | May 13, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Bottling, canning, filling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325320 | Inspection # | 1064506 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.76000, -94.84000 | ||
Incident Narrative
At approximately 1:00 p.m., on 05/13/15, an employee was preparing to perform cleanout operations to change chemical products on a production line. The employee, who was by herself at the time, got stuck and pulled into an energized Horix Filling Machine. Coworkers arrived after hearing her scream, pressed the stop button on the Horix Filling Machine to shut it down, and used a tool to manually back up the machine belt. The employee was extracted from the machine by her coworkers. She suffered multiple injuries to her right arm and hand, including a 6" laceration (to the bone) on her forearm, a severe laceration to her upper arm, a fracture or break of her wrist or forearm, and a possible right thumb amputation. She was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On May 13, 2015, a worker at ARBAUGH LLC in SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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