Great Plains Manufacturing
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ABILENE, KANSAS
| Employer | Great Plains Manufacturing | Report ID | 2020043941 |
| Address | 1100 NW 8th Street | City, State ZIP | ABILENE, KANSAS 67410 |
| Event Date | April 29, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Presses, except printing, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.92000, -97.23000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a press to bend a piece to a 90-degree angle. When the die came down, the piece did not bend 90 percent as it was supposed to, so the employee lifted the die, held the piece with both hands, and activated the press with the foot pedal. The press die then amputated the employee's thumbs from the middle of the nail to the tip.
Incident Summary
On April 29, 2020, a worker at Great Plains Manufacturing in ABILENE, KANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with presses, except printing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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