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Horizons Systems

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Horizons Systems in PARSONS, KANSAS
Employer Horizons Systems Report ID 2024054554
Address 2601 Flynn Dr City, State ZIP PARSONS, KANSAS 67357
Event Date May 23, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Thumb(s) and finger(s)
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Secondary Source Machine guards
Industry (NAICS) 333922 Inspection # 1751281
GPS Coordinates 37.37000, -95.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing production work on a rolling machine when their left glove got caught in the machine. The employee's left hand and wrist were crushed, leading to surgical amputation of all four fingers and part of the thumb. The machine was not guarded at the point of operation.

Incident Summary

On May 23, 2024, a worker at Horizons Systems in PARSONS, KANSAS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the thumb(s) and finger(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 hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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