Atwood Distributing, LP

Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate — Amputations — ANDOVER, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Atwood Distributing, LP in ANDOVER, KANSAS
Employer Atwood Distributing, LP Report ID 2020098681
Address 425 South Andover Rd. City, State ZIP ANDOVER, KANSAS 67002
Event Date September 12, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate Source of Injury Gates
Industry (NAICS) 444130 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 37.68000, -97.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was closing a gate. His middle and ring fingertips were caught between the gate and its guide wheel and amputated.

Incident Summary

On September 12, 2020, a worker at Atwood Distributing, LP in ANDOVER, KANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by or caught in swinging door or gate, with gates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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