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Koch and Co., Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — SENECA, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Koch and Co., Inc. in SENECA, KANSAS
Employer Koch and Co., Inc. Report ID 2023065848
Address 111 North First St. City, State ZIP SENECA, KANSAS 66538
Event Date June 30, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 337110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.83000, -96.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was running doors through an edging machine. Their fingernail and some skin on the right middle finger was lost, requiring surgical amputation at the first knuckle. The right index finger was also lacerated.

Incident Summary

On June 30, 2023, a worker at Koch and Co., Inc. in SENECA, KANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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