Sysco Foods of Kansas City Inc.
Exposure to environmental cold indoor — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — OLATHE, KANSAS
| Employer | Sysco Foods of Kansas City Inc. | Report ID | 20241211264 |
| Address | 1915 E Kansas City Road | City, State ZIP | OLATHE, KANSAS 66061 |
| Event Date | December 5, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Exposure to environmental cold indoor | Source of Injury | Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 722310 | Inspection # | 1794116 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.90000, -94.78000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working in extreme cold as a selector in a freezer. The employee was hospitalized and sustained a left index fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On December 5, 2024, a worker at Sysco Foods of Kansas City Inc. in OLATHE, KANSAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as exposure to environmental cold indoor, with refrigerators, freezers, ice makers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental cold indoor" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental cold indoor injuries.
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