Crosswind Petfood

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Crosswind Petfood in SABETHA, KANSAS
Employer Crosswind Petfood Report ID 2017087484
Address 402 OLD HIGHWAY K246 City, State ZIP SABETHA, KANSAS 66534
Event Date August 6, 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
Industry (NAICS) 311111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.90000, -95.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing jammed product from a guillotine cutter when it contacted his finger, amputating the first digit of his right ring finger.

Incident Summary

On August 6, 2017, a worker at Crosswind Petfood in SABETHA, 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.

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