Sung An Machinery (SAM) North America LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Sung An Machinery (SAM) North America LLC in 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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