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LINN POST & PIPE, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — LINN, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LINN POST & PIPE, INC. in LINN, KANSAS
Employer LINN POST & PIPE, INC. Report ID 20221211040
Address 711 HORIZON CIRCLE DR. City, State ZIP LINN, KANSAS 66953
Event Date December 20, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Presses, except printing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423820 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.67000, -97.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was bending steel for cattle panels when he got his finger caught between the metal and the press. The employee sustained a right index finger fracture that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On December 20, 2022, a worker at LINN POST & PIPE, INC. in LINN, KANSAS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with presses, except printing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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