Sung An Machinery (SAM) North America LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — CLINTON, MISSOURI
| Employer | Sung An Machinery (SAM) North America LLC | Report ID | 2024021410 |
| Address | 1801 Gerhart Drive | City, State ZIP | CLINTON, MISSOURI 64735 |
| Event Date | February 14, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 333249 | Inspection # | 1731882 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.40000, -93.78000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On February 14, 2024, two employees were working on initial startup of an exhaust blower on a flexible packaging machine. After the employees partially interconnected duct work on the machine, the blower was started to check the direction of rotation. The injured employee's left hand got caught in a rotating impeller resulting in crush injuries to their left hand that resulted in amputations of the middle, ring, and little fingers.
Incident Summary
On February 14, 2024, a worker at Sung An Machinery (SAM) North America LLC in CLINTON, MISSOURI suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
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