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ARMEDICA MANUFACTURING

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — GREENWOOD, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at ARMEDICA MANUFACTURING in GREENWOOD, ARKANSAS
Employer ARMEDICA MANUFACTURING Report ID 2016021336
Address 212 BELL ROAD City, State ZIP GREENWOOD, ARKANSAS 72936
Event Date February 12, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Table saws
Industry (NAICS) 337127 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.21000, -94.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a table saw to shave 1/2" off a 72" x 30" 3/4" plywood board when the middle finger on his right hand came into contact with the 10" cutting blade. His finger was amputated at the fist knuckle and required surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 12, 2016, a worker at ARMEDICA MANUFACTURING in GREENWOOD, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with table saws identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.

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