Evergy
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss — EMPORIA, KANSAS
| Employer | Evergy | Report ID | 2024065812 |
| Address | Kansas Turnpike MM 132 | City, State ZIP | EMPORIA, KANSAS 66801 |
| Event Date | June 28, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning | Source of Injury | Chains |
| Secondary Source | Utility poles | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237130 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.43000, -96.15000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were setting a pole along a county road to replace a storm-damaged pole. They were positioning the new pole in the hole and were canting the new pole using the pole chain. The pole shifted and dropped in the hole, causing the chain to roll over an employee's right index finger. The chain caught their finger against the pole and resulted in a fingertip amputation without bone loss.
Incident Summary
On June 28, 2024, a worker at Evergy in EMPORIA, KANSAS suffered avulsions, enucleations without bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with chains identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 436 severe injury reports involving "Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning injuries.
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