Fuller Industries LLC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — GREAT BEND, KANSAS
| Employer | Fuller Industries LLC. | Report ID | 2018043332 |
| Address | One Fuller Way | City, State ZIP | GREAT BEND, KANSAS 67530 |
| Event Date | April 7, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 339994 | Inspection # | 1308543 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.35000, -98.84000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a machine that clamps onto a metal-framed brush and drills holes in it when her fingertip was caught in the clamp. She suffered a partial amputation of the left ring finger.
Incident Summary
On April 7, 2018, a worker at Fuller Industries LLC. in GREAT BEND, KANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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