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Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company in PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS
Employer Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company Report ID 20201211681
Address 2921 Hwy 49 N City, State ZIP PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS 72450
Event Date December 14, 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 Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 336212 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.09000, -90.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee was manually turning a section of a trailer on a rotating device. As the employee reached to slow the section, their left ring finger was caught in the pinch point of the rotator and trailer section. The finger was amputated between the fingernail and first joint.

Incident Summary

On December 14, 2020, a worker at Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company in PARAGOULD, 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 nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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