Worthington Cylinders
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — MAIZE, KANSAS
| Employer | Worthington Cylinders | Report ID | 2023065177 |
| Address | 5605 N 119th St. W. | City, State ZIP | MAIZE, KANSAS 67101 |
| Event Date | June 12, 2023 | 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 | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333999 | Inspection # | 1676571 |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.78000, -97.48000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on a cold header machine in the MVH. He was lining up a pin hole to put a one-inch round pin between the arm of the cold header machine and a piece of metal. The arm slipped out of his hand and dropped causing a partial amputation to the employee's left index finger.
Incident Summary
On June 12, 2023, a worker at Worthington Cylinders in MAIZE, KANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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