BrandSafway Industries, LLC
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — LACYGNE, KANSAS
| Employer | BrandSafway Industries, LLC | Report ID | 2024099090 |
| Address | 25166 E.2200th Rd. | City, State ZIP | LACYGNE, KANSAS 66040 |
| Event Date | September 29, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Thumb(s) |
| Event Type | Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning | Source of Injury | Structural elements n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Scaffolds, staging unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.35000, -94.63000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was guiding a temporary roof onto a scaffolding structure when their thumb became caught between a panel of the temporary roof and a scaffold component. The employee sustained an open displaced fracture of the distal phalanx of their left thumb, resulting in an amputation.
Incident Summary
On September 29, 2024, a worker at BrandSafway Industries, LLC in LACYGNE, KANSAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with structural elements n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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