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CATERPILLAR

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at CATERPILLAR in NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
Employer CATERPILLAR Report ID 20181010260
Address 9201 FAULKNER LAKE RD. City, State ZIP NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72117
Event Date October 4, 2018 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 Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary Source Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 333120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.74000, -92.16000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attaching parts to a motor grader as part of its assembly. A part to be attached was on a mobile cart; the employee's right ring finger was caught between the cart and the grader, and was partially amputated at the third joint.

Incident Summary

On October 4, 2018, a worker at CATERPILLAR in NORTH LITTLE ROCK, 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 cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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