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HUGG AND HALL EQUIPMENT COMPANY

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at HUGG AND HALL EQUIPMENT COMPANY in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
Employer HUGG AND HALL EQUIPMENT COMPANY Report ID 2016043367
Address 5225 Planters Road City, State ZIP FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 72916
Event Date April 21, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 423830 Inspection # 1143613
GPS Coordinates 35.31000, -94.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing a forklift used in the facility. While the employee's hands were inside the forklift making repairs, the forklift shifted, amputating the employee's left index finger and lacerating his other fingers.

Incident Summary

On April 21, 2016, a worker at HUGG AND HALL EQUIPMENT COMPANY in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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