AmeriPride Services

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at AmeriPride Services in TOPEKA, KANSAS
Employer AmeriPride Services Report ID 2017088259
Address 400 SE 1st Ave City, State ZIP TOPEKA, KANSAS 66607
Event Date August 28, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 812320 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.05000, -95.66000

Incident Narrative

While performing monthly preventative maintenance and wiping excess grease off a chain, an employee's left hand may have become caught in the chain and sprocket, amputating the second, third, and fourth fingers.

Incident Summary

On August 28, 2017, a worker at AmeriPride Services in TOPEKA, 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 nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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