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Textron Aviation Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — WICHITA, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Textron Aviation Inc in WICHITA, KANSAS
Employer Textron Aviation Inc Report ID 2018077598
Address 130 N Webb Rd City, State ZIP WICHITA, KANSAS 67206
Event Date July 26, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Shearing machines
Industry (NAICS) 336411 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.68000, -97.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee was fabricating a shop aid out of aluminum sheet metal. While he was using a manual, foot-operated shear, his left ring fingertip was caught under a material clamp on the shear, resulting in a partial amputation.

Incident Summary

On July 26, 2018, a worker at Textron Aviation Inc in WICHITA, KANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with shearing machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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