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Century Manufacturing, Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Fractures — BEL AIRE, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Century Manufacturing, Inc. in BEL AIRE, KANSAS
Employer Century Manufacturing, Inc. Report ID 2023075958
Address 9750 E. 50th St. N. City, State ZIP BEL AIRE, KANSAS 67226
Event Date July 5, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Presses, except printing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1700233
GPS Coordinates 37.77000, -97.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee shut down the cylinder press for a cutting mold. As they went to remove the stuck mold, the employee's left arm was caught by the machine, resulting in a laceration and fracture that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On July 5, 2023, a worker at Century Manufacturing, Inc. in BEL AIRE, KANSAS suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with presses, except printing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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