PIPELIFE JET STREAM INC.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS
| Employer | PIPELIFE JET STREAM INC. | Report ID | 2016109788 |
| Address | 1700 South Lincoln Street | City, State ZIP | SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS 72761 |
| Event Date | October 18, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Grinders, abraders |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332996 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.19000, -94.52000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unjamming a pipe in a grinder machine. As the pipe loosened, the door to the grinder slammed shut on his right ring fingertip, amputating it from the tip to the middle of the fingernail.
Incident Summary
On October 18, 2016, a worker at PIPELIFE JET STREAM INC. in SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with grinders, abraders identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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