Pratt Industries
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — WICHITA, KANSAS
| Employer | Pratt Industries | Report ID | 2021020883 |
| Address | 700 E. 37th St. N. | City, State ZIP | WICHITA, KANSAS 67219 |
| Event Date | February 1, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.75000, -97.33000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The injured employee was manually moving a belt into position on a four belt gear pulley. The machine was locked out at the time. While walking belt #1 over onto the pulley where belt #2 had broken off, the injured employee had a co-worker manually rotate the shaft on the other side of the machine to help walk the belt into position. The injured employee was pulling up on the belt with his right hand and was using a screwdriver with his left hand to move the belt. The rotating shaft then reversed direction and the injured employee's right-hand fingers were caught between the belt and pulley resulting in a partial amputation to the middle fingertip and a fracture to the pinky finger.
Incident Summary
On February 1, 2021, a worker at Pratt Industries in WICHITA, KANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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