Great Plains Manufacturing

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — ELLSWORTH, KANSAS

Employer	Great Plains Manufacturing	Report ID	2020054150
Address	910 East 8th Street	City, State ZIP	ELLSWORTH, KANSAS 67439
Event Date	May 4, 2020	Outcome	Amputation
Nature of Injury	Amputations	Body Part	Fingertip(s)
Event Type	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Source of Injury	Band saws
Industry (NAICS)	333111	Inspection #	1474452
GPS Coordinates	38.73000, -98.21000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a horizontal saw to cut tubes. The saw cut about 1/8 inch off the tip off his left middle finger.

Incident Summary

On May 4, 2020, a worker at Great Plains Manufacturing in ELLSWORTH, KANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with band saws identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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