Maxwell Hardwood Flooring Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MONTICELLO, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Maxwell Hardwood Flooring Inc. | Report ID | 2020065681 |
| Address | 190 Wilson Mill Road | City, State ZIP | MONTICELLO, ARKANSAS 71655 |
| Event Date | June 18, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Stacking machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321918 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.57000, -91.79000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a stacker machine when one of the boards became jammed. He hit the board with his hand, causing the jam to clear. The cleared board then struck his hand, smashing his right pinky finger against a metal frame just below the fingernail and resulting in a partial finger amputation.
Incident Summary
On June 18, 2020, a worker at Maxwell Hardwood Flooring Inc. in MONTICELLO, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with stacking machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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