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Waste Management of Kansas Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — WICHITA, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Waste Management of Kansas Inc in WICHITA, KANSAS
Employer Waste Management of Kansas Inc Report ID 2021097573
Address 4330 West 31st St City, State ZIP WICHITA, KANSAS 67216
Event Date September 2, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.63000, -97.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to push trash off the sill of a hopper. The cart tipper was activated, and as it rose it pinched the employee's left hand against the sill. The employee's little fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On September 2, 2021, a worker at Waste Management of Kansas Inc in WICHITA, KANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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