Preformed Line Products
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ROGERS, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Preformed Line Products | Report ID | 2021086963 |
| Address | 2740 South 1st Street | City, State ZIP | ROGERS, ARKANSAS 72758 |
| Event Date | August 16, 2021 | Outcome | 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 | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 335932 | Inspection # | 1550487 |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.30000, -94.11000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unjamming a forming machine when her fingers contacted the rollers that pull wire through the machine, resulting in a pinched ring finger and injuries to the little finger that required amputation down to the middle phalange. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On August 16, 2021, a worker at Preformed Line Products in ROGERS, 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 extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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