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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024054055 · 5/8/2024 · OP Mobility

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Conveyors unspecified
Secondary source
"Lock out/ tag out" communication systems

Employer

Name
OP Mobility
Location
220 Kindleberger Road, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 66115
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a clog in the line from the silos to the holding tank. After getting the product to clear, the employee turned the rotary valve back on and cleared more material out of the way. When the employee stood up, their right hand went into the rotary valve resulting in amputation of the distal end of their index finger just past the nail. There were no lock out/tag out procedures in place at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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