Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Name: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss at Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc.
Start: 11/25/2024

1 amputation · 20241110963 · 11/25/2024 · Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by object dropped by person
Source: Skids, pallets
Secondary source: Workers engaging in team lift

Employer

Name: Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc.
Location: 2020 Hytrol St, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, 72401
NAICS: 333922
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On November 25, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., two employees were moving a metal staging pallet that was located in an automation cell. The injured employee slipped and their left middle finger was crushed between the pallet and metal frame of the machine, resulting in an amputation to the finger padding.

Source

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