CKS Packaging

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at CKS Packaging in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
Employer CKS Packaging Report ID 2024054711
Address 4000 NE Kimball Drive City, State ZIP KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64161
Event Date May 29, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery unspecified
Secondary Source Machine guards
Industry (NAICS) 326112 Inspection # 1752490
GPS Coordinates 39.16000, -94.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting parisons on a blow mold machine. They noticed a bottle stuck in the mold and reached to push it out when the molds closed on their left hand. The employee sustained amputations of the thumb and the index, middle, and ring fingers. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On May 29, 2024, a worker at CKS Packaging in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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