DRUMCO OF ARKANSAS, INC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS
| Employer | DRUMCO OF ARKANSAS, INC. | Report ID | 20191212682 |
| Address | 142 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE | City, State ZIP | ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS 71923 |
| Event Date | December 10, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 811310 | Inspection # | 1450778 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.04000, -93.08000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was on top of a shot blaster pushing down metal shots from a sight glass into the auger when the auger caught the employee's hand and pulled his arm into the shot blaster. He sustained vascular damage in his arm and was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On December 10, 2019, a worker at DRUMCO OF ARKANSAS, INC. in ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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