Empirical Foods
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — GARDEN CITY, KANSAS
| Employer | Empirical Foods | Report ID | 2025032826 |
| Address | 110 South Jennie Barker Road | City, State ZIP | GARDEN CITY, KANSAS 67846 |
| Event Date | March 26, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning | Source of Injury | Machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Other constructed surface | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311991 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.95000, -100.82000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was assisting with adjusting the legs of a piece of equipment. Their left ring finger got pinched between the legs of the equipment and the floor, which caused an amputation to the fingertip. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On March 26, 2025, a worker at Empirical Foods in GARDEN CITY, KANSAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 436 severe injury reports involving "Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning injuries.
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