Futamura USA, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — TECUMSEH, KANSAS
| Employer | Futamura USA, Inc. | Report ID | 2020010735 |
| Address | 6000 SE 2nd St | City, State ZIP | TECUMSEH, KANSAS 66542 |
| Event Date | January 23, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325220 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.05000, -95.55000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee working as a finishing operator was using sand paper to clean a spindle roll on a slitter machine. The employee's arm was caught in the spinning rollers. The employee sustained a compound fracture to the right arm requiring hospitalization and surgery.
Incident Summary
On January 23, 2020, a worker at Futamura USA, Inc. in TECUMSEH, KANSAS suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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