Amputations

Name: Amputations at Arkansas Wood Solutions, Inc.
Start: 5/30/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023054764 · 5/30/2023 · Arkansas Wood Solutions, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Arkansas Wood Solutions, Inc.
Location: 24673 Highway 64, KNOXVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72845
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing wood from the waste conveyor when they tripped and their left hand became caught in the conveyor sprocket and chain. The employee's little, ring, middle, and index fingers were amputated.

Source

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