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Kamps Pallets, Inc. Walker

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SOUTH CHARLESTON, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kamps Pallets, Inc. Walker in SOUTH CHARLESTON, OHIO
Employer Kamps Pallets, Inc. Walker Report ID 2023043430
Address 15 Sprague Rd City, State ZIP SOUTH CHARLESTON, OHIO 45368
Event Date April 17, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321920 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.82000, -83.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing a clog from an auger. The auger caught the employee's right hand, pinched it, and caused the partial amputation of the thumb.

Incident Summary

On April 17, 2023, a worker at Kamps Pallets, Inc. Walker in SOUTH CHARLESTON, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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