SunOpta Company
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — EDWARDSVILLE, KANSAS
| Employer | SunOpta Company | Report ID | 2017043774 |
| Address | 1103 Blake St. | City, State ZIP | EDWARDSVILLE, KANSAS 66111 |
| Event Date | April 27, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424420 | Inspection # | 1230199 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.05000, -94.81000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was adjusting film on the back of the matrix machine when his left index finger was caught between a pulley and a belt. He sustained the amputation of his left index finger.
Incident Summary
On April 27, 2017, a worker at SunOpta Company in EDWARDSVILLE, KANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,152 severe injury reports involving "Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified injuries.
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