RESERS FINE FOODS
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — TOPEKA, KANSAS
| Employer | RESERS FINE FOODS | Report ID | 2019010138 |
| Address | 3728 SE 6th | City, State ZIP | TOPEKA, KANSAS 66607 |
| Event Date | January 4, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311991 | Inspection # | 1405559 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.04000, -95.61000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was pushing containers off of a machine's conveyor belt. Her right hand was on the containers that were accumulated on the belt when her right pinky finger was caught between the machine's product lane straightener mechanism, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On January 4, 2019, a worker at RESERS FINE FOODS in TOPEKA, KANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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