ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
| Employer | ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC | Report ID | 2020032254 |
| Address | 2106 S RIVERSIDE RD | City, State ZIP | SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64507 |
| Event Date | March 9, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333924 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.74000, -94.77000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The injured employee was assisting another associate in working on a bumper winch. The injured employee's hand was on the bumper when someone under the truck called the employee's name. The injured employee looked under the truck and the eyelet on the bumper winch caught their thumb. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the right thumb.
Incident Summary
On March 9, 2020, a worker at ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC in SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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