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Omnimax

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HELENA, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Omnimax in HELENA, ARKANSAS
Employer Omnimax Report ID 2017021802
Address 215 Phillips 324 Road City, State ZIP HELENA, ARKANSAS 72342
Event Date February 25, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Painting, priming, metal coating machinery
Industry (NAICS) 332311 Inspection # 1213690
GPS Coordinates 34.48000, -90.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning the rollers that apply chemical treatment and paints to metal coils when his hand was caught in the metal coils. His right pinky finger, ring finger, and thumb tip had to be surgically amputated.

Incident Summary

On February 25, 2017, a worker at Omnimax in HELENA, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with painting, priming, metal coating machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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