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Sugar Creek Packing Co.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — FRONTENAC, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Sugar Creek Packing Co. in FRONTENAC, KANSAS
Employer Sugar Creek Packing Co. Report ID 2022065344
Address 1600 W. McKay Street City, State ZIP FRONTENAC, KANSAS 66763
Event Date June 20, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # 1604001
GPS Coordinates 37.45000, -94.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting an air handling unit to verify the direction of air flow. The employee began to manually advance the fan by pushing and pulling the drive belt when his right middle and ring fingers became caught in the belt and pulley. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the ring finger and a fractured middle finger.

Incident Summary

On June 20, 2022, a worker at Sugar Creek Packing Co. in FRONTENAC, KANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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