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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SDI in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
Employer SDI Report ID 2019077269
Address 1010 Century Ave City, State ZIP KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64120
Event Date July 17, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 238990 Inspection # 1418590
GPS Coordinates 39.12000, -94.48000

Incident Narrative

While an employee was observing and lubricating a chain-driven conveyor belt, a spray bottle he was holding slipped out of his hand. As he attempted to catch the spray bottle, two of his fingers contacted the moving conveyor belt resulting in the partial amputation of his index and middle fingers.

Incident Summary

On July 17, 2019, a worker at SDI in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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