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Tri-State Iron and Metal Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tri-State Iron and Metal Company in TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS
Employer Tri-State Iron and Metal Company Report ID 20191111884
Address 1725 East 9th Street City, State ZIP TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS 71854
Event Date November 14, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary Source Handtools-powered, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 423930 Inspection # 1444957
GPS Coordinates 33.43000, -94.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using compressed air to blow down the conveyor system when the air wand was caught by the magnetic roller, pulling the employee's hand in between the magnetic roller and the conveyor belt. The employee's middle and ring fingers were fractured.

Incident Summary

On November 14, 2019, a worker at Tri-State Iron and Metal Company in TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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