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Big John Manufacturing Corporation

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — HEBER SPRINGS, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Big John Manufacturing Corporation in HEBER SPRINGS, ARKANSAS
Employer Big John Manufacturing Corporation Report ID 2020065097
Address 25 Rock Products Rd City, State ZIP HEBER SPRINGS, ARKANSAS 72543
Event Date June 2, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Parts and materials, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 423820 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.49000, -92.01000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were assembling part of a tree spade. A pin in the stabilizer leg was not aligning in its hole properly. One employee was trying to find the groove between two bushings in the pinhole when the pin was pulled out, amputating the employee's left middle finger.

Incident Summary

On June 2, 2020, a worker at Big John Manufacturing Corporation in HEBER SPRINGS, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with parts and materials, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

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