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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020010993 · 1/30/2020 · VVF Kansas Services LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against object or equipment while moving it
Source
Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name
VVF Kansas Services LLC
Location
1705 Kansas Ave., KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 66105
NAICS
325611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the flights of the rotary valve. He manually moved one flight to reach another flight to clean it. His hand slipped and slid past a sharp edge that cut through his cut-resistant glove and amputated his right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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