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FERN EXPOSITION

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at FERN EXPOSITION in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
Employer FERN EXPOSITION Report ID 2015118442
Address 751 WYOMING ST City, State ZIP KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64101
Event Date November 9, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Table saws
Industry (NAICS) 561920 Inspection # 1106377
GPS Coordinates 39.10000, -94.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting a 4' x 8' x 1/2" piece of gatorboard into 5" strips using a table saw when three of his left-hand fingertips were amputated, requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On November 9, 2015, a worker at FERN EXPOSITION in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with table saws identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.

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