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Evergreen Packaging Inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Evergreen Packaging Inc in PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS
Employer Evergreen Packaging Inc Report ID 20171212285
Address 5201 Fairfield Road City, State ZIP PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS 71601
Event Date December 30, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Secondary Source Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Industry (NAICS) 322121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.22000, -91.90000

Incident Narrative

An employee was placing a felt roll into a staging cradle with an overhead crane when his finger was caught between the roll and cradle, resulting in a right pinky finger amputation.

Incident Summary

On December 30, 2017, a worker at Evergreen Packaging Inc in PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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