Idaho Timber Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CARTHAGE, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Idaho Timber Corporation | Report ID | 2022021355 |
| Address | 322 North Oak St | City, State ZIP | CARTHAGE, ARKANSAS 71725 |
| Event Date | February 12, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-belt |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321912 | Inspection # | 1578935 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.07000, -92.55000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping with maintenance on a waste conveyor belt in a sawmill. The conveyor started unexpectedly; the employee lost their footing and their hand contacted a pulley, which caused the amputation of the employee's left ring fingertip. The pulley was unguarded at the time.
Incident Summary
On February 12, 2022, a worker at Idaho Timber Corporation in CARTHAGE, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was 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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