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EATON CORPORATION

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — MOUNTAIN HOME, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at EATON CORPORATION in MOUNTAIN HOME, ARKANSAS
Employer EATON CORPORATION Report ID 2018066510
Address 1830 S. College Spur City, State ZIP MOUNTAIN HOME, ARKANSAS 72653
Event Date June 29, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.31000, -92.38000

Incident Narrative

During the start of shift operations, the injured employee was guiding rubber along the bottom of the machine when his thumb contacted the mill knife door located under the roller area. The thumb was fractured.

Incident Summary

On June 29, 2018, a worker at EATON CORPORATION in MOUNTAIN HOME, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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