THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — JACKSON, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES in JACKSON, MISSOURI
Employer THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES Report ID 2021021298
Address 1305 Lenco Avenue City, State ZIP JACKSON, MISSOURI 63755
Event Date February 12, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Presses, except printing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 336510 Inspection # 1516094
GPS Coordinates 37.37000, -89.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a press when the spring of the press released the bottom plate and smashed the employee's right index finger between the top and bottom plate. The employee sustained a fracture to the finger, resulting in amputation to the top knuckle.

Incident Summary

On February 12, 2021, a worker at THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES in JACKSON, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with presses, except printing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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