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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022032025 · 3/5/2022 · DREW FOAM COMPANY, INC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
DREW FOAM COMPANY, INC
Location
1093 HIGHWAY 278 E, MONTICELLO, ARKANSAS, 71655
NAICS
326140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on an automatic cutting line. Noticing that the chain had slipped off the gear that moved the material down the line, the employee accessed the machine area and tried to place the chain back on the gear. The employee's left hand became entangled in the chain, and the employee suffered amputation of the left ring finger up to the knuckle and lacerations to the left middle and little fingers. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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