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TEC Staffing Services

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at TEC Staffing Services in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
Employer TEC Staffing Services Report ID 2021086889
Address 1825 North "A" St City, State ZIP FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 72901
Event Date August 13, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Boring, routing, notching machines
Industry (NAICS) 561320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.38000, -94.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using an air gun to blow saw dust off wood when his hand contacted the router bit on the machine, resulting in a left thumb amputation.

Incident Summary

On August 13, 2021, a worker at TEC Staffing Services in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with boring, routing, notching machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, 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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