Tortilla King, LLC.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — MOUNDRIDGE, KANSAS
| Employer | Tortilla King, LLC. | Report ID | 2024054405 |
| Address | 249 23rd Avenue | City, State ZIP | MOUNDRIDGE, KANSAS 67107 |
| Event Date | May 20, 2024 | Outcome | 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 | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311830 | Inspection # | 1753484 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.20000, -97.50000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was readjusting a cover for a chain on a bagger machine when her fingers became caught in the chain. The employee sustained partial amputations (above the first knuckle) to their left index, middle, and ring fingers.
Incident Summary
On May 20, 2024, a worker at Tortilla King, LLC. in MOUNDRIDGE, 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 packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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