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United Industries Inc

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at United Industries Inc in BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS
Employer United Industries Inc Report ID 2018032534
Address 1900 East Central Avenue City, State ZIP BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS 72712
Event Date March 14, 2018 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 Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
Industry (NAICS) 326140 Inspection # 1304931
GPS Coordinates 36.36000, -94.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a rag to clean grease from the bottom roll of a laminator when a moving roll grabbed the rag and pulled the employee's fingers into the roll. The employee's right index finger had to be surgically amputated at the first joint, and the right middle finger had to be surgically amputated at the second joint. The laminator was running at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On March 14, 2018, a worker at United Industries Inc in BENTONVILLE, 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 special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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