Amputations

Name: Amputations at Arauco North America
Start: 3/9/2022

1 amputation · 2022032155 · 3/9/2022 · Arauco North America

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Arauco North America
Location: 1275 Williamette Rd, MALVERN, ARKANSAS, 72104
NAICS: 321918
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee opened the door of a clogged filtration system to look for fibers stuck in the system. He was about to tap the side of the fan mechanism to break the debris loose when a fan cut his right ring finger. He suffered an amputation to the finger.

Source

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