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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c.

1 amputation · 2022010069 · 1/4/2022 · Tokusen USA, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Tokusen USA, Inc.
Location
1500 South Amity Rd., CONWAY, ARKANSAS, 72032
NAICS
331222
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking a stranding machine that kept lighting up red, indicating an issue with the wire path. He wanted to see if the red light would come back on after he moved some wires around. He indicated he jogged the machine and the red light came on, so he moved the other detector and jogged the machine once again. He then checked the main speed reducer belt while jogging the machine. His glove caught on the belt teeth and pulled his left hand toward the pulley, resulting in a partial amputation of the third finger and a degloving of the fourth finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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