SELECT BRANDS LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SELECT BRANDS LLC in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
Employer SELECT BRANDS LLC Report ID 2018043297
Address 3638 W. DIVISION City, State ZIP SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65804
Event Date April 6, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311422 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 37.22000, -93.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lifting a metal grate off the top of a ribbon blender when the grate slipped. The employee almost dropped the grate, which tipped toward the back of the ribbon blender. His hand slipped down to the bottom of the grate where his finger became pinched between the grate and the stop point of the gate. His left small fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On April 6, 2018, a worker at SELECT BRANDS LLC in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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