Arcane Industries

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — WICHITA, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Arcane Industries in WICHITA, KANSAS
Employer Arcane Industries Report ID 2025065907
Address 2810 S. West Street City, State ZIP WICHITA, KANSAS 67217
Event Date June 20, 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 Stamping machinery, presses except printing
Secondary Source "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1833043
GPS Coordinates 37.64000, -97.38000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee was feeding material on a designated press machine when a piece of material got stuck. A technician came to remove the material and ensure the machine was functioning properly. The technician's work involved unhooking the airline off and on. The injured employee's right index finger was caught by the insert device on the press machine and the fingertip was amputated. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Incident Summary

On June 20, 2025, a worker at Arcane Industries in WICHITA, KANSAS 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 stamping machinery, presses except printing identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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