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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024021410 · 2/14/2024 · Sung An Machinery (SAM) North America LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Sung An Machinery (SAM) North America LLC
Location
1801 Gerhart Drive, CLINTON, MISSOURI, 64735
NAICS
333249
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On February 14, 2024, two employees were working on initial startup of an exhaust blower on a flexible packaging machine. After the employees partially interconnected duct work on the machine, the blower was started to check the direction of rotation. The injured employee's left hand got caught in a rotating impeller resulting in crush injuries to their left hand that resulted in amputations of the middle, ring, and little fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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