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LA Darling Company

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at LA Darling Company in PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS
Employer LA Darling Company Report ID 2017043664
Address 1401 Hwy 49B North City, State ZIP PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS 72450
Event Date April 24, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 337215 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.05000, -90.50000

Incident Narrative

In the shelf line area, an employee was reaching over a conveyor belt to inspect the welded brackets on a piece of thin sheet metal when her hair got caught in the conveyor belt. The employee used her left hand to try to pull herself free when her left hand got caught in the conveyor belt resulting in amputation of the left pinky fingertip.

Incident Summary

On April 24, 2017, a worker at LA Darling Company in PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.

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