AHF Products, LLC
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — WARREN, ARKANSAS
| Employer | AHF Products, LLC | Report ID | 2022010204 |
| Address | 688 Hwy 278 Bypass | City, State ZIP | WARREN, ARKANSAS 71671 |
| Event Date | January 8, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321918 | Inspection # | 1572429 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.58000, -92.07000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was trying to clear a jam from a side-matcher machine. The machine's bottom head was still in motion, and its rotating knives amputated the employee's left little finger and lacerated his left ring finger. The employee was hospitalized, and the ring finger was medically amputated.
Incident Summary
On January 8, 2022, a worker at AHF Products, LLC in WARREN, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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