Seats, Inc.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations involving bone loss — SPRING HILL, KANSAS
| Employer | Seats, Inc. | Report ID | 2024087250 |
| Address | 701 North Lincoln Street | City, State ZIP | SPRING HILL, KANSAS 66083 |
| Event Date | August 8, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Thumb(s) |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 336360 | Inspection # | 1768990 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.74000, -94.82000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a seat assembly line at the rods and dials station. He finished the rods and dials and had the seat turned and was lowering it back onto the assembly line. His left thumb became caught in the trolley, resulting in partial amputation through the phalanx.
Incident Summary
On August 8, 2024, a worker at Seats, Inc. in SPRING HILL, KANSAS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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