Moisture Shield Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Moisture Shield Inc. | Report ID | 2021075603 |
| Address | 914 Jefferson St #3400 | City, State ZIP | FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS 72704 |
| Event Date | July 8, 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 | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423930 | Inspection # | 1542084 |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.19000, -94.12000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating the pulverizing machine in the Plastic Department. The employee used a computer to set up and adjust the temperature of the machine and was monitoring the machine for jams. As the employee was removing a jam, his left index and middle fingertips were amputated.
Incident Summary
On July 8, 2021, a worker at Moisture Shield Inc. in FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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