Sanderson Pipe Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — PITTSBURG, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Sanderson Pipe Corporation in PITTSBURG, KANSAS
Employer Sanderson Pipe Corporation Report ID 2018088181
Address 1800 Atkinson Ave City, State ZIP PITTSBURG, KANSAS 66762
Event Date August 9, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Hand(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326122 Inspection # 1339751
GPS Coordinates 37.43000, -94.67000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on the ingredients scale in the blending facility when an air operated slide gate activated and severed the employee's hand.

Incident Summary

On August 9, 2018, a worker at Sanderson Pipe Corporation in PITTSBURG, KANSAS suffered amputations to the hand(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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