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Gilton Solid Waste Management, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — JOPLIN, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Gilton Solid Waste Management, Inc. in JOPLIN, MISSOURI
Employer Gilton Solid Waste Management, Inc. Report ID 2017109463
Address 1859 W 20th City, State ZIP JOPLIN, MISSOURI 64804
Event Date October 2, 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, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection # 1269433
GPS Coordinates 37.07000, -94.53000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing a dust clog at a cyclone rotary valve when the valve amputated the three middle fingers of the employee's left hand.

Incident Summary

On October 2, 2017, a worker at Gilton Solid Waste Management, Inc. in JOPLIN, MISSOURI 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, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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