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Futamura USA, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments — TECUMSEH, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Futamura USA, Inc. in TECUMSEH, KANSAS
Employer Futamura USA, Inc. Report ID 2021086657
Address 6000 SE 2nd St City, State ZIP TECUMSEH, KANSAS 66542
Event Date August 8, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments Body Part Hand(s) and wrist(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.05000, -95.55000

Incident Narrative

An employee had climbed onto a machine platform and gotten down on his hands and knees to look for the cause of a defect in film that was running on a slitting machine. He slipped and his left hand went into the machine, where it was caught between a roller and a bar. He suffered broken tendons in the hand and wrist.

Incident Summary

On August 8, 2021, a worker at Futamura USA, Inc. in TECUMSEH, KANSAS suffered major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments to the hand(s) and wrist(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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