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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017032261 · 3/11/2017 · Flowers Baking Company Of Lenexa LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Textiles, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Flowers Baking Company Of Lenexa LLC
Location
8960 Marshall Drive, LENEXA, KANSAS, 66215
NAICS
311812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance, lubricating a drive train with a rag, when the rag became caught. When he attempted to pull out the rag, his right hand was caught in the chain sprocket, amputating half of his right pinky finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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