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Arauco North America

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MALVERN, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Arauco North America in MALVERN, ARKANSAS
Employer Arauco North America Report ID 2022032155
Address 1275 Williamette Rd City, State ZIP MALVERN, ARKANSAS 72104
Event Date March 9, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321918 Inspection # 1584003
GPS Coordinates 34.38000, -92.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee opened the door of a clogged filtration system to look for fibers stuck in the system. He was about to tap the side of the fan mechanism to break the debris loose when a fan cut his right ring finger. He suffered an amputation to the finger.

Incident Summary

On March 9, 2022, a worker at Arauco North America in MALVERN, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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