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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020054807 · 5/23/2020 · Lawrence Energy Center/Evergy

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Chutes
Secondary source
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Lawrence Energy Center/Evergy
Location
1250 N 1800 Rd, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, 66049
NAICS
221112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was opening an inspection door to clean inside a coal chute when his left middle finger was pinched between the door and the piping next to it, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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