Resers Fine Foods
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — TOPEKA, KANSAS
| Employer | Resers Fine Foods | Report ID | 2017109950 |
| Address | 3139 SE 10th street | City, State ZIP | TOPEKA, KANSAS 66607 |
| Event Date | October 17, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311412 | Inspection # | 1275057 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.03000, -95.63000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a cleaning scrub pad and water hose to clean a horizontal mixer when his right hand entered the mixer opening and was caught in the machine resulting in a finger amputation.
Incident Summary
On October 17, 2017, a worker at Resers Fine Foods in TOPEKA, KANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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