Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tokusen USA, Inc.
Start: 4/13/2022

1 amputation · 2022043254 · 4/13/2022 · Tokusen USA, 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 during regular operation
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 attempting to load a spool into a machine. He was trying to align the drive lugs with his left hand, working the controls with his right hand, when the machine caught his left glove. His thumb was pulled into the arbor housing. The tip of the thumb was amputated.

Source

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