HILAND DAIRY FOODS
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
| Employer | HILAND DAIRY FOODS | Report ID | 2022065186 |
| Address | 3805 Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd | City, State ZIP | KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64128 |
| Event Date | June 15, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Hand(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311511 | Inspection # | 1605781 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.05000, -94.51000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working in a blow mold area. The employee was reaching into a blow molding machine to pull out a bottle when the machine's rotating parts struck the employee's hand, resulting in amputation of the hand.
Incident Summary
On June 15, 2022, a worker at HILAND DAIRY FOODS in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the hand(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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