Kawneer Company Inc.

Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker — Fractures and dislocations — SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kawneer Company Inc. in SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS
Employer Kawneer Company Inc. Report ID 2019010244
Address 600 Kawneer Drive City, State ZIP SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS 72764
Event Date January 8, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and dislocations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker Source of Injury Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary Source Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 331316 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 36.18000, -94.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee was maneuvering a steel transport cart next to a similar steel transport cart when his left fifth digit was pinched between the two carts, causing a laceration, fracture, and dislocation to the distal phalange.

Incident Summary

On January 8, 2019, a worker at Kawneer Company Inc. in SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS suffered fractures and dislocations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker, with cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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