Oct 05, 2020

Worker loses hand in accident at Signify on Sunday morning

Posted Oct 05, 2020 4:14 PM

A worker lost his hand in an accident in the south industrial area Sunday morning.

Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan reported this morning that first responders were sent to the Signify lighting production facility, 3861 South Old 81 (South Ninth Street), at 7:52 a.m. Sunday for the report of an industrial accident.

A 63-year-old employee was working with a drill press when his sleeve got caught and his hand was severed, Soldan explained. The man was transported by EMS to Salina Regional Health Center, he added.