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Corbitt Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Cuts, lacerations — PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Corbitt Manufacturing Company, Inc. in PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS
Employer Corbitt Manufacturing Company, Inc. Report ID 2018077134
Address 1200 Jones Road City, State ZIP PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS 72450
Event Date July 16, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331314 Inspection # 1333866
GPS Coordinates 36.02000, -90.50000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping another employee put a block under an aluminum mold machine. After he stepped away from the machine, another employee began to turn it on; noticing that the block had shifted, the first employee tried to adjust it. The machine smashed his right index and middle fingers (causing severe lacerations), as well as the tip of his ring finger.

Incident Summary

On July 16, 2018, a worker at Corbitt Manufacturing Company, Inc. in PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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