Hollister, Incorporated

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hollister, Incorporated in KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI
Employer Hollister, Incorporated Report ID 2018099595
Address 1502 E. LaHarpe Street City, State ZIP KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI 63501
Event Date September 17, 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 Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 339113 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.17000, -92.56000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a bag-making machine. One of the bags had lodged at the point between the machine and the offloading chute. While the employee was trying to clear it, the machine cycled and the press plate closed, pinching and injuring her fingertip. The nail and a small part of the fingertip were torn off. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On September 17, 2018, a worker at Hollister, Incorporated in KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI 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 metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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