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Custom Foods, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — DE SOTO, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Custom Foods, Inc. in DE SOTO, KANSAS
Employer Custom Foods, Inc. Report ID 2022065701
Address 9101 Commerce Drive City, State ZIP DE SOTO, KANSAS 66018
Event Date June 29, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311991 Inspection # 1609079
GPS Coordinates 38.96000, -94.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was reaching into a dough-cutting machine to get debris out of it. The machine was activated and amputated his right index, middle, and ring fingertips. It was not locked out at the time.

Incident Summary

On June 29, 2022, a worker at Custom Foods, Inc. in DE SOTO, KANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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