Amputations

Name: Amputations at Arkansas Steel Warehouse, Inc.
Start: 6/6/2023

1 amputation · 2023064984 · 6/6/2023 · Arkansas Steel Warehouse, 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, unspecified
Source: Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Arkansas Steel Warehouse, Inc.
Location: 2141 E State Hwy 198, OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS, 72370
NAICS: 331221
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On June 6, 2023, employees were operating a slitter machine when the injured employee observed a piece of plastic shim hanging from the machine. As the employee went to remove the shim, the machine released a roll of product onto the arbor, trapping the employee's right hand and amputating the middle fingertip.

Source

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