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HEMI Systems

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at HEMI Systems in OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS
Employer HEMI Systems Report ID 2023010926
Address 2027 State Highway 198 City, State ZIP OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS 72370
Event Date January 30, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Beams-unattached metal
Secondary Source Walls
Industry (NAICS) 236210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.65000, -89.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was rigging a steel beam that weighed approximately 3,500 pounds. The beam shifted during a realignment operation using a forklift and pinned the employee's foot between the steel beam and an adjacent wall. The employee's foot was fractured.

Incident Summary

On January 30, 2023, a worker at HEMI Systems in OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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