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Flowers Baking Company Of Lenexa LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Flowers Baking Company Of Lenexa LLC in LENEXA, KANSAS
Employer Flowers Baking Company Of Lenexa LLC Report ID 2017032261
Address 8960 Marshall Drive City, State ZIP LENEXA, KANSAS 66215
Event Date March 11, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Special process machinery, unspecified
Secondary Source Textiles, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311812 Inspection # 1217570
GPS Coordinates 38.96000, -94.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance, lubricating a drive train with a rag, when the rag became caught. When he attempted to pull out the rag, his right hand was caught in the chain sprocket, amputating half of his right pinky finger.

Incident Summary

On March 11, 2017, a worker at Flowers Baking Company Of Lenexa LLC in LENEXA, KANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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