Delong's Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SEDALIA, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Delong's Inc. in SEDALIA, MISSOURI
Employer Delong's Inc. Report ID 2017043553
Address 131 SOUTH HARDING AVE City, State ZIP SEDALIA, MISSOURI 65301
Event Date April 20, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # 1234273
GPS Coordinates 38.71000, -93.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee was rolling a channel to punch holes. The employee had the channel in the vertical position and was attempting to lay the channel flat by hand when the employee's finger was smashed and amputated between the channel and a railcar .

Incident Summary

On April 20, 2017, a worker at Delong's Inc. in SEDALIA, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with structural metal materials, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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