TECT HYPERVELOCITY INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — WICHITA, Kansas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at TECT HYPERVELOCITY INC. in WICHITA, Kansas
Employer TECT HYPERVELOCITY INC.
Address 5545 N Mill Heights Dr.
City, State ZIP WICHITA, Kansas 67219
Report ID 2020021502
Event Date February 14, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source of Injury Milling machines
Industry (NAICS) 336413
Inspection # 1467605
GPS Coordinates 37.78000, -97.32000

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Incident Narrative

A maintenance employee was troubleshooting a tool-changer on a horizontal mill. The tool changer cycled while the employee was inside the machine, striking the employee in the chest. The employee suffered a fractured sternum, two fractured ribs, and small fractures to two bones on the spine. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 14, 2020, a worker at TECT HYPERVELOCITY INC. in WICHITA, Kansas suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with milling machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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