Amputations

Name: Amputations at Prime-Line Inc.
Start: 1/19/2021

1 amputation · 2021010498 · 1/19/2021 · Prime-Line 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, n.e.c.
Source: Conveyors-chain

Employer

Name: Prime-Line Inc.
Location: 2088 Wine Dot Road, MALVERN, ARKANSAS, 72104
NAICS: 321219
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was taking a panel from a conveyor when a chain popped off the track. A sprocket caught his hand and wedged it between the chain and UHMW (ultra high molecular weight polyethylene). The employee suffered two fingertip amputations on his right-hand.

Source

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