Shawnee Milling Company

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Shawnee Milling Company in SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA
Employer Shawnee Milling Company Report ID 2022021226
Address 201 S. Broadway Avenue City, State ZIP SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA 74801
Event Date February 9, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311211 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 35.32000, -96.92000

Incident Narrative

An employee was starting equipment with rollers that normally rotated in a outward motion to move stock away from the rollers, but had become a pinch point after maintenance. When the employee reached for stock, their left middle, ring, and little fingers got caught in the pinch point, resulting in amputations to the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On February 9, 2022, a worker at Shawnee Milling Company in SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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