Olin Winchester LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI
| Employer | Olin Winchester LLC | Report ID | 2025043426 |
| Address | 25201 East 78 Highway | City, State ZIP | INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI 64056 |
| Event Date | April 12, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Conveyors unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332992 | Inspection # | 1819420 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.10000, -94.32000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a conveyor. The employee's left index finger was caught in the sprocket and chain and the fingertip was partially amputated. The machine was unguarded at the time.
Incident Summary
On April 12, 2025, a worker at Olin Winchester LLC in INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with conveyors unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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