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HME Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — TOPEKA, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at HME Inc. in TOPEKA, KANSAS
Employer HME Inc. Report ID 2015118704
Address 2828 NW Button Rd City, State ZIP TOPEKA, KANSAS 66618
Event Date November 17, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # 1107634
GPS Coordinates 39.09000, -95.70000

Incident Narrative

A plate machine operator had his foot on/under the plate machine and the moving gantry on the machine caught his foot and drug it causing a chip fracture and lacerations.

Incident Summary

On November 17, 2015, a worker at HME Inc. in TOPEKA, KANSAS suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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