Great Plains Manufacturing
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SALINA, KANSAS
| Employer | Great Plains Manufacturing | Report ID | 20221110420 |
| Address | 1720 Dewey St. | City, State ZIP | SALINA, KANSAS 67401 |
| Event Date | November 30, 2022 | Outcome | 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 | Racks-garment and other |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.85000, -97.58000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were stacking equipment onto storage racks when a rack shifted and an employee's right hand was caught between racks. The employee sustained fractures to the hand, and their right index finger was partially amputated.
Incident Summary
On November 30, 2022, a worker at Great Plains Manufacturing in SALINA, KANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with racks-garment and other identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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