The Bryce Company, LLC
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — SEARCY, ARKANSAS
| Employer | The Bryce Company, LLC | Report ID | 20171211719 |
| Address | 450 South Benton St | City, State ZIP | SEARCY, ARKANSAS 72143 |
| Event Date | December 10, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.24000, -91.71000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was putting a cylinder in a deck when the cylinder would not set into the deck properly due to a misaligned bearing. He used a pry bar to raise the cylinder and realign the bearing. He was attempting to align the bearing cap when the pry bar slipped and the cylinder fell, causing the cylinder bearing cap to close on his left index finger. He suffered a left index finger partial distal phalanx amputation.
Incident Summary
On December 10, 2017, a worker at The Bryce Company, LLC in SEARCY, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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