Winland Foods

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Winland Foods in 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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