GateHouse Media Kansas Holdings II, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — HUTCHINSON, KANSAS
| Employer | GateHouse Media Kansas Holdings II, Inc. | Report ID | 2023032826 |
| Address | 300 West 2nd Avenue | City, State ZIP | HUTCHINSON, KANSAS 67501 |
| Event Date | March 30, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 511110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.05000, -97.93000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was picking up newspapers that fell from a machine that carried the papers from one side of the facility to the other. The employee's right index finger was caught in a vent hole on the machine's motor guard, and was partially amputated.
Incident Summary
On March 30, 2023, a worker at GateHouse Media Kansas Holdings II, Inc. in HUTCHINSON, KANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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