Reser's Fine Foods

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Reser's Fine Foods in TOPEKA, KANSAS
Employer Reser's Fine Foods Report ID 2020010152
Address 3215 SE 6th ST City, State ZIP TOPEKA, KANSAS 66607
Event Date January 7, 2020 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 Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311991 Inspection # 1457953
GPS Coordinates 39.04000, -95.63000

Incident Narrative

At 3:54 a.m. on January 7, 2020, an employee was preparing to clean an auger that fed the mixers on a production line. His left hand came into contact with an adjacent, moving auger, which amputated about 1/2 inch of his left thumb. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 7, 2020, a worker at Reser's Fine Foods in TOPEKA, KANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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