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Bearden Lumber Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — BEARDEN, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Bearden Lumber Company in BEARDEN, ARKANSAS
Employer Bearden Lumber Company Report ID 2020010634
Address 111 N. Plum St. City, State ZIP BEARDEN, ARKANSAS 71720
Event Date January 21, 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 regular operation Source of Injury Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # 1460284
GPS Coordinates 33.72000, -92.61000

Incident Narrative

A maintenance crew was working on a belt attached to a chip feeder with the guarding on. After the belt was fixed, the guarding was removed, signaling that the machine was again operational. The injured employee's hand was near the machine at the time, and when it came back on, the employee's hand was injured. A quarter of the bone in the left thumb was lost due to the injury.

Incident Summary

On January 21, 2020, a worker at Bearden Lumber Company in BEARDEN, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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