Arcane Industries
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — 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.
Context
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