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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025032318 · 3/11/2025 · Hollowell Industries, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Extruding machinery
Secondary source
Rollers, cylinders

Employer

Name
Hollowell Industries, Inc.
Location
315 N. Sebastian, WEST HELENA, ARKANSAS, 72390
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On March 11, 2025, an employee was operating a vinyl extrusion machine. As they were correcting a defect in the vinyl sheet, their right ring finger was caught by the vinyl and pulled into the roller. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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