Quality Packaging
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — OLATHE, KANSAS
| Employer | Quality Packaging | Report ID | 2024010943 |
| Address | 16231 S Lone Elm Road | City, State ZIP | OLATHE, KANSAS 66062 |
| Event Date | January 31, 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 | Conveyors n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311999 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.83000, -94.83000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A maintenance employee was removing grease from inside an incline conveyor system. A chain from the system wrapped around four fingers on the employee's gloved right hand and amputated the index fingertip and crushed the other three fingers.
Incident Summary
On January 31, 2024, a worker at Quality Packaging in OLATHE, KANSAS 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 conveyors n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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