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Mcclain Forest Products, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — WESTERN GROVE, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Mcclain Forest Products, LLC in WESTERN GROVE, ARKANSAS
Employer Mcclain Forest Products, LLC Report ID 2020010078
Address 24628 U.S. 65 Business City, State ZIP WESTERN GROVE, ARKANSAS 72685
Event Date January 3, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Planing mills
Industry (NAICS) 333243 Inspection # 1455074
GPS Coordinates 36.06000, -92.92000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a planer when it became jammed. He was attempting to unjam the equipment when his right hand made contact with the top of the planer head, amputating his fingers and mangling his hand. The planer was running at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On January 3, 2020, a worker at Mcclain Forest Products, LLC in WESTERN GROVE, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with planing mills identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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