Lazy Boy

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Lazy Boy in NEOSHO, MISSOURI
Employer Lazy Boy Report ID 2020098716
Address 4301 Howard Bush Drive City, State ZIP NEOSHO, MISSOURI 64850
Event Date September 14, 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 Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 337121 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 36.90000, -94.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on the blown fiber machine and smashed his left ring finger and amputated his index finger on the roller.

Incident Summary

On September 14, 2020, a worker at Lazy Boy in NEOSHO, 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 special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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