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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017109485 · 10/3/2017 · Elkhart Products Corporation (EPC)

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Elkhart Products Corporation (EPC)
Location
3265 Hwy 71 S, FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72701
NAICS
423720
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a copper elbow that was jammed in an elbow machine. When the part was removed, the machine cycled and amputated two of the employee's right-hand fingers. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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