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Smith & Loveless, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Cuts, lacerations — LENEXA, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Smith & Loveless, Inc. in LENEXA, KANSAS
Employer Smith & Loveless, Inc. Report ID 2018010291
Address 14040 Santa Fe Trail Dr. City, State ZIP LENEXA, KANSAS 66215
Event Date January 10, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Drilling machines, drilling augers
Industry (NAICS) 333911 Inspection # 1288748
GPS Coordinates 38.95000, -94.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was showing another employee a sensor that needed to be changed on an auger when his arm was caught and pulled into the auger. The auger lacerated his right arm and struck an artery.

Incident Summary

On January 10, 2018, a worker at Smith & Loveless, Inc. in LENEXA, KANSAS suffered cuts, lacerations to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with drilling machines, drilling augers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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