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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025021923 · 2/27/2025 · Norac Additives, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c.
Source
Scales
Secondary source
Material and personnel handling machinery unspecified

Employer

Name
Norac Additives, LLC
Location
360 Phillips Road 311, HELENA, ARKANSAS, 72342
NAICS
325199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to place a scale (approximately 4' x 4') on a work stand. They were aligning the scale when the chain supporting the scale was pulled, causing their left thumb to get caught between the scale and the work stand. The thumb was fractured and the tip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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