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Fastenal Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — EDWARDSVILLE, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Fastenal Company in EDWARDSVILLE, KANSAS
Employer Fastenal Company Report ID 2018055275
Address 9911 Woodend Road City, State ZIP EDWARDSVILLE, KANSAS 66111
Event Date May 30, 2018 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 Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 423840 Inspection # 1321368
GPS Coordinates 39.05000, -94.80000

Incident Narrative

An employee was greasing the chain on a running conveyor belt. Their left hand fingers were caught in the conveyor/chain resulting in amputation (past the fingertip) to three to four fingers.

Incident Summary

On May 30, 2018, a worker at Fastenal Company in EDWARDSVILLE, KANSAS 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 conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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