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Welspun Tubular

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Welspun Tubular in LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
Employer Welspun Tubular Report ID 20161211586
Address 8200 Frazier Pike City, State ZIP LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72206
Event Date December 13, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.70000, -92.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing rope from a pipe on a blast booth machine when the machine indexed to move the pipe. The employee's gloved hand became tangled in the rope, and the index fingertip was amputated between the pipe and the machine's roller.

Incident Summary

On December 13, 2016, a worker at Welspun Tubular in LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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