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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022065344 · 6/20/2022 · Sugar Creek Packing Co.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Sugar Creek Packing Co.
Location
1600 W. McKay Street, FRONTENAC, KANSAS, 66763
NAICS
311612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting an air handling unit to verify the direction of air flow. The employee began to manually advance the fan by pushing and pulling the drive belt when his right middle and ring fingers became caught in the belt and pulley. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the ring finger and a fractured middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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