Frontier Ag, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BREWSTER, KANSAS
| Employer | Frontier Ag, Inc. | Report ID | 20161110323 |
| Address | 428 kansas ave | City, State ZIP | BREWSTER, KANSAS 67732 |
| Event Date | November 1, 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 | Feed grinders, crushers, mixers-agricultural |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424510 | Inspection # | 1198744 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.39000, -101.38000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a feed mill grinder when a belt started slipping. As he was checking the belt, the machine energized and pulled his right middle finger in, pinching it between the belt and pulley and amputating his fingertip. The machine was not locked out or guarded at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On November 1, 2016, a worker at Frontier Ag, Inc. in BREWSTER, KANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with feed grinders, crushers, mixers-agricultural identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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