Amputations

Name: Amputations at Granges Americas Inc.
Start: 9/6/2023

1 amputation · 2023098212 · 9/6/2023 · Granges Americas Inc.

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: Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Granges Americas Inc.
Location: 3814 Hwy 67 N, NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, 72112
NAICS: 331315
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a slitter machine. After threading the machine and starting the rewind process, the employee used his knife to remove a piece of tape that had gotten onto the surface of the metal. His knife was pulled into the machine, causing an amputation to the employee's right index finger below the fingernail.

Source

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