Service Recycling - North Plant
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — JOPLIN, MISSOURI
| Employer | Service Recycling - North Plant | Report ID | 20231010037 |
| Address | 3178 North Kentucky Avenue | City, State ZIP | JOPLIN, MISSOURI 64801 |
| Event Date | October 31, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423930 | Inspection # | 1709578 |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.11000, -94.50000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was feeding a board into a saw. He moved his hands to the right to adjust the board and his right hand contacted the saw blade. A fingertip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On October 31, 2023, a worker at Service Recycling - North Plant in JOPLIN, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.
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