Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at UNITED INDUSTRIES, INC.
Start: 4/23/2025

1 amputation · 2025043779 · 4/23/2025 · UNITED INDUSTRIES, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Stationary sawing machinery stationary n.e.c.
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: UNITED INDUSTRIES, INC.
Location: 1900 East Central Avenue, BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72712
NAICS: 326140
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At 6:30 p.m. on April 23, 2025, an employee was using a CNC panel saw when his fingers were pinned in by the pressure beam used to hold the board he was cutting. The sawblade, coming from beneath, amputated about 1/4 inch of his right little fingertip.

Source

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