Walker's Food Products
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
| Employer | Walker's Food Products | Report ID | 20191010374 |
| Address | 506 East 12th Avenue | City, State ZIP | NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64116 |
| Event Date | October 3, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311999 | Inspection # | 1437249 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.13000, -94.57000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was sampling product as it came out of a piston filler machine when the machine struck her fingers, resulting in the amputation of the ring and middle fingers.
Incident Summary
On October 3, 2019, a worker at Walker's Food Products in NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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