SPX Corporation

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — OLATHE, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SPX Corporation in OLATHE, KANSAS
Employer SPX Corporation Report ID 2017043803
Address 1200 W Marley Rd City, State ZIP OLATHE, KANSAS 66051
Event Date April 29, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 453930 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 38.86000, -94.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was dropping a fill cube into a basin when it was caught on bolts installed inside the basin. He pushed on the fill cube with his hand to free the fill cube. When the cube was freed it pinched his right hand between the casing panel and the basin, amputating his right index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On April 29, 2017, a worker at SPX Corporation in OLATHE, KANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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