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Remington Arms Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LONOKE, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Remington Arms Company in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
Employer Remington Arms Company Report ID 2016010332
Address 2592 Highway 15 N City, State ZIP LONOKE, ARKANSAS 72086
Event Date January 13, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325920 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.79000, -91.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was checking the priming mix in the priming machine. When he opened the blast door to the machine, the cable supporting the counter balance for the door broke, causing the door to slam onto and amputate his left middle fingertip.

Incident Summary

On January 13, 2016, a worker at Remington Arms Company in LONOKE, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

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