Life Care Center of Burlington
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BURLINGTON, KANSAS
| Employer | Life Care Center of Burlington | Report ID | 2016087713 |
| Address | 601 Cross St. | City, State ZIP | BURLINGTON, KANSAS 66839 |
| Event Date | August 17, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Clothes dryers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 623110 | Inspection # | 1171530 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.20000, -95.74000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was preforming maintenance on a dryer and was greasing the gears when his right middle finger was caught between the gears, amputating his right middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On August 17, 2016, a worker at Life Care Center of Burlington in BURLINGTON, KANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with clothes dryers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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