Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at CERTAINTEED GYPSUM MANUFACTURING, INC.
Start: 8/6/2025

1 amputation · 2025087759 · 8/6/2025 · CERTAINTEED GYPSUM MANUFACTURING, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Material handling and warehousing machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: CERTAINTEED GYPSUM MANUFACTURING, INC.
Location: 794 State Hwy 369 N, NASHVILLE, ARKANSAS, 71852
NAICS: 321918
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On August 6, 2025, at 1:10 PM, an employee was watching the process of the load off machine when metal dunnage became lodged in the push mechanism. The employee went to free it and pushed the dunnage into the metal stacker beam, resulting in amputation of their left little finger up to the knuckle. They also sustained a laceration to the ring finger that resulted in medical amputation at the second digit.

Source

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