Pipelife Jet Stream, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Pipelife Jet Stream, Inc. | Report ID | 2023065583 |
| Address | 1700 S Lincoln Street | City, State ZIP | SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS 72761 |
| Event Date | June 23, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Mining and drilling machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326122 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.17000, -94.52000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning the pipe machine while waiting for a PVC pipe to come out of another machine. The pipe machine clamped down on his right index finger and crushed it, resulting in a partial amputation.
Incident Summary
On June 23, 2023, a worker at Pipelife Jet Stream, Inc. in SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with mining and drilling machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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