Newell Brands, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — WINFIELD, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Newell Brands, LLC in WINFIELD, KANSAS
Employer Newell Brands, LLC Report ID 20201111052
Address 3415 E 12th Ave City, State ZIP WINFIELD, KANSAS 67156
Event Date November 22, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1503944
GPS Coordinates 37.23000, -96.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was conducting maintenance on a clogged regrind machine. The machine amputated fingers on the employee's right hand. The machine was energized at the time.

Incident Summary

On November 22, 2020, a worker at Newell Brands, LLC in WINFIELD, KANSAS 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 metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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