ETS LINDGREN L.P.
Struck against moving object or equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — DURANT, OKLAHOMA
| Employer | ETS LINDGREN L.P. | Report ID | 2015063464 |
| Address | 1016 WALDRON DR | City, State ZIP | DURANT, OKLAHOMA 74701 |
| Event Date | June 6, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck against moving object or equipment, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 334515 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.94000, -96.41000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a ribbon blender. He had the lid open, thus disengaging the interlock switch and disabling the rotating paddles. After he finished cleaning it, he closed the lid. The blender has a discharge hole at the bottom; unaware that the paddles in the blender were still rotating at a slow rate, the employee reached up through the discharge hole. The paddle amputated the tip of his index finger.
Incident Summary
On June 6, 2015, a worker at ETS LINDGREN L.P. in DURANT, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving object or equipment, n.e.c., with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 6 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving object or equipment, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving object or equipment, n.e.c. injuries.
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