Amputations

Name: Amputations at American Stitchco Inc.
Start: 7/17/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021075871 · 7/17/2021 · American Stitchco Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: American Stitchco Inc.
Location: 628 Highway 202 W, YELLVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72687
NAICS: 313310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unclogging a blower machine that breaks down poly-cotton blend fibers. A cylinder inside the machine was still spinning and pulled the employee's right hand in. The right arm was amputated up to the elbow and the employee was hospitalized.

Source

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