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PEPPER SOURCE, LTD

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at PEPPER SOURCE, LTD in ROGERS, ARKANSAS
Employer PEPPER SOURCE, LTD Report ID 2021064953
Address 11103 N Old Wire Rd City, State ZIP ROGERS, ARKANSAS 72756
Event Date June 17, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Special process machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.38000, -94.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a machine with a ball valve that was leaking. The employee was trying to identify the issue when the valve actuated and amputated his left middle fingertip.

Incident Summary

On June 17, 2021, a worker at PEPPER SOURCE, LTD in ROGERS, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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