Amputations

Name: Amputations at Elite Logistic Services, Inc.
Start: 10/8/2015

1 amputation · 2015108985 · 10/8/2015 · Elite Logistic Services, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Elite Logistic Services, Inc.
Location: 1601 Hwy 49B North, PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS, 72450
NAICS: 561320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a tie down machine in shock packaging. The employee was adjusting a tie strap while the tie down machine was cycling. The employee's finger was caught between the pusher head of the pneumatic tie down machine and the splatter washer resulting in amputation of the left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown