Winland Foods
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MISSOURI
| Employer | Winland Foods | Report ID | 2024010334 |
| Address | 1000 Italian Way | City, State ZIP | EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MISSOURI 64024 |
| Event Date | January 13, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311423 | Inspection # | 1725444 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.33000, -94.27000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping to clear an equipment jam on a G-press spreader platform when multiple fingertips on their left hand were amputated.
Incident Summary
On January 13, 2024, a worker at Winland Foods in EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MISSOURI suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with food and beverage processing machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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