NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI·2023-12-27

UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY, 1115 Armour Road, NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64116 on 2023-12-27, Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).

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Final narrative

An employee was reconnecting equipment after downtime maintenance. The equipment shifted and the employee's fingertip was pinched between the air cylinder clevis and mounting bracket, resulting in amputation to the very end of the left middle finger.

Amputation Fingertip(s) Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

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