FRONTENAC, KANSAS—
Sugar Creek Packing Co.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Sugar Creek Packing Co., 1600 W. McKay Street, FRONTENAC, KANSAS 66763 on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Arm(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was investigating an issue with a sealing machine. The sealing station came down on his right arm causing a puncture wound.
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An employee was working on top of a 6-foot A-frame ladder when they lost their balance and fell, landing on a machine and fracturing three ribs.
FRONTENAC, KANSAS—
Sugar Creek Packing Co.
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.
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Sugar Creek Packing Co.
One employee struck another employee in the face with a closed fist causing him to fall to the ground. The injured employee sustained a broken nose and a brain contusion and was hospitalized.
FRONTENAC, KANSAS—
Sugar Creek Packing Co.
An employee was attempting to feed film through a jammed sealing machine when it closed on and lacerated his left middle fingertip. His fingertip had to be medically amputated. The machine was guarded and not locked out at the time of the incident.
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