Express Employment Professionals
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CONWAY, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Express Employment Professionals | Report ID | 2018044067 |
| Address | 584 Commercee Road | City, State ZIP | CONWAY, ARKANSAS 72032 |
| Event Date | April 27, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561311 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.07000, -92.42000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping a second employee feed corrugated fiberboard sheets into a slotter machine at approximately 16:15. They determined that a piece of tape was creating issues with the sheets as they fed them into the machine. The first employee was attempting to remove a piece of the tape when the machine cut his left little finger, resulting in an amputation.
Incident Summary
On April 27, 2018, a worker at Express Employment Professionals in CONWAY, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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