Simmons Pet Food, Inc.
Contact incidents unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — EMPORIA, KANSAS
| Employer | Simmons Pet Food, Inc. | Report ID | 2024087039 |
| Address | 1400 E. Logan Avenue | City, State ZIP | EMPORIA, KANSAS 66801 |
| Event Date | August 2, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact incidents unspecified | Source of Injury | Vehicle and machine parts unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311111 | Inspection # | 1767284 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.39000, -96.15000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on a machine that was locked out and de-energized. The machinery piece being removed and replaced crushed the employee's fingers resulting in partial amputations of the right ring and middle fingers.
Incident Summary
On August 2, 2024, a worker at Simmons Pet Food, Inc. in EMPORIA, KANSAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with vehicle and machine parts unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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