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Neosho Smoke LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — NEOSHO, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Neosho Smoke LLC in NEOSHO, MISSOURI
Employer Neosho Smoke LLC Report ID 2023098647
Address 4251 Doniphan Drive City, State ZIP NEOSHO, MISSOURI 64850
Event Date September 19, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321912 Inspection # 1699920
GPS Coordinates 36.81000, -94.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a piece of wood to clear a jam on a firewood processing machine. His hand was caught between a wedge and a piece of wood, resulting in three left finger amputations.

Incident Summary

On September 19, 2023, a worker at Neosho Smoke LLC in NEOSHO, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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