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Aspen Products

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Aspen Products in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
Employer Aspen Products Report ID 2020031996
Address 4231 Clary Blvd City, State ZIP KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64130
Event Date March 1, 2020 Outcome 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 Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322222 Inspection # 1468116
GPS Coordinates 39.04000, -94.52000

Incident Narrative

An employee was producing a run of product on a machine when it jammed. While clearing the jam, the employee's middle finger and either the ring or index finger on his left hand were amputated.

Incident Summary

On March 1, 2020, a worker at Aspen Products in 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 maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was 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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