Paco Steel of Arkansas
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — ARMOREL, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Paco Steel of Arkansas | Report ID | 2021109279 |
| Address | 4949 N County Rd 967 | City, State ZIP | ARMOREL, ARKANSAS 72310 |
| Event Date | October 27, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423510 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.92000, -89.75000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using an overhead crane to load a steel coil onto a semi-truck when the employee's left little finger was caught between the coil and the crane's C-hook, resulting in a partial amputation.
Incident Summary
On October 27, 2021, a worker at Paco Steel of Arkansas in ARMOREL, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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