LOREN COOK COMPANY
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
| Employer | LOREN COOK COMPANY | Report ID | 2025010437 |
| Address | 2707 N. Barnes | City, State ZIP | SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65803 |
| Event Date | January 14, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Cranes n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Strapping, bands | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332999 | Inspection # | 1799673 |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.24000, -93.25000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was lifting a fan part with a jib crane to take it from vertical to horizontal. The part, a large hollow steel cylinder with a flange on each end, was attached with lifting lugs and two lifting straps on either side of it in and upside-down V coming down from the crane hook. As the part was rotated, the employee's right hand was caught between the flange and a lifting strap and two right-hand fingers were crushed. The employee suffered an amputation to the ring fingertip, as well as a laceration/crush injury to the middle finger.
Incident Summary
On January 14, 2025, a worker at LOREN COOK COMPANY in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with cranes n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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