Berexco LLC

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — JOHNSON, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Berexco LLC in JOHNSON, KANSAS
Employer Berexco LLC Report ID 2025044044
Address oil well site - no street address City, State ZIP JOHNSON, KANSAS 67855
Event Date April 30, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Saws except chainsaws
Secondary Source Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 37.56000, -101.70000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a motorized saw to cut the top off a test barrel. His left glove got caught and pulled into the saw, resulting in amputation of the index fingertip. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 30, 2025, a worker at Berexco LLC in JOHNSON, KANSAS 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 saws except chainsaws identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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