Frontier Ag, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BREWSTER, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Frontier Ag, Inc. in 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.

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