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Finzer Holding, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — SEARCY, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Finzer Holding, LLC in SEARCY, ARKANSAS
Employer Finzer Holding, LLC Report ID 2015041683
Address 300 East Lincoln Ave City, State ZIP SEARCY, ARKANSAS 72143
Event Date April 1, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Grinders, abraders
Industry (NAICS) 326299 Inspection # 1052348
GPS Coordinates 35.24000, -91.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a grinding wheel on an engine lathe to grind a roller into specifications. The employee reached around a guard to adjust a belt. The grinding wheel caught the employee's right index finger, amputating the first joint.

Incident Summary

On April 1, 2015, a worker at Finzer Holding, LLC in SEARCY, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with grinders, abraders identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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