Jay Henges Enterprises, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Jay Henges Enterprises, Inc. in MONTGOMERY CITY, MISSOURI
Employer Jay Henges Enterprises, Inc. Report ID 20181111660
Address 1020 Industrial Park Drive City, State ZIP MONTGOMERY CITY, MISSOURI 63361
Event Date November 12, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
Industry (NAICS) 332311 Inspection # 1360143
GPS Coordinates 38.96000, -91.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a roll coater machine while it was on the cleaning cycle. While she was wiping the rollers with a rag, the cleaning cycle reversed, causing the rollers to reverse. The rag was then caught in the ingoing nip point, pulling her right index finger into the machine. Her fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On November 12, 2018, a worker at Jay Henges Enterprises, Inc. in MONTGOMERY CITY, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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