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Designplast Inc.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations involving bone loss — SALINA, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Designplast Inc. in SALINA, KANSAS
Employer Designplast Inc. Report ID 2024010382
Address 431 North 13th Street City, State ZIP SALINA, KANSAS 67401
Event Date January 15, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 332999 Inspection # 1722161
GPS Coordinates 38.84000, -97.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a slip roller when their right index finger was caught in a roll. The fingertip was crushed and medically amputated.

Incident Summary

On January 15, 2024, a worker at Designplast Inc. in SALINA, KANSAS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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