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Sloan Valve Co

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — AUGUSTA, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Sloan Valve Co in AUGUSTA, ARKANSAS
Employer Sloan Valve Co Report ID 20171211763
Address 2719 Business Highway, City, State ZIP AUGUSTA, ARKANSAS 72006
Event Date December 11, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 423830 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.26000, -91.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee locked out an in-liner machine system and attempted to lift the flask and set it back on its designed track. The flask slipped off the side of the track that was supporting it, and the employee's finger was caught between the track and the 300-pound flask, resulting in an amputation.

Incident Summary

On December 11, 2017, a worker at Sloan Valve Co in AUGUSTA, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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