Tetra Pak Materials LLC
Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) — Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss — GARDEN CITY, KANSAS
| Employer | Tetra Pak Materials LLC | Report ID | 2024087647 |
| Address | 330 US-83 | City, State ZIP | GARDEN CITY, KANSAS 67846 |
| Event Date | August 19, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) | Source of Injury | Cranes unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Machinery unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.95000, -100.83000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were conducting an annual separator service for a customer. An engineer was replacing a sliding bowl into a separator when his left thumb was pinched between the sliding bowl and the bowl body as a crane lifted it. His thumb tip was amputated above the bone.
Incident Summary
On August 19, 2024, a worker at Tetra Pak Materials LLC in GARDEN CITY, KANSAS suffered avulsions, enucleations without bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as compressed between running equipment and other object(s), with cranes unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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