Amputations

Name: Amputations at Arkansas Glass Container Corporation
Start: 11/14/2023

1 amputation · 20231110467 · 11/14/2023 · Arkansas Glass Container Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name: Arkansas Glass Container Corporation
Location: 516 W Johnson Ave, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, 72401
NAICS: 327213
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were moving a charger unit on a dolly. A third employee pulled on a piece of pipe connected to the charger; the pipe turned and pinched the injured employee's left middle finger against the dolly. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.

Source

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