WICHITA, KANSAS—
Textron Aviation
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Textron Aviation, 1643 S. Maize Road, WICHITA, KANSAS 67209 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee went outside to investigate an odor. She approached a dust collector and stuck her right hand into a hopper that contained a rotating discharge valve. She amputated three fingers.
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