GM Wentzville Assembly Center
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI
| Employer | GM Wentzville Assembly Center | Report ID | 20191111732 |
| Address | 1500 East Route A | City, State ZIP | WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI 63385 |
| Event Date | November 11, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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 | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336111 | Inspection # | 1444619 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.79000, -90.85000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a fan belt on a conveyor system. The belt amputated the employee's left ring, middle, and index fingers, and the employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On November 11, 2019, a worker at GM Wentzville Assembly Center in WENTZVILLE, 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 conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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