American Tubing Arkansas, LLC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS
| Employer | American Tubing Arkansas, LLC. | Report ID | 20211210486 |
| Address | 2191 Ford Ave | City, State ZIP | SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS 72764 |
| Event Date | December 7, 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, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332999 | Inspection # | 1568324 |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.17000, -94.10000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unjamming a leg cell machine when her right index finger became caught in the machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On December 7, 2021, a worker at American Tubing Arkansas, LLC. in SPRINGDALE, 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, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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