The Bryce Company, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — SEARCY, ARKANSAS
| Employer | The Bryce Company, LLC | Report ID | 2024076483 |
| Address | 450 South Benton St | City, State ZIP | SEARCY, ARKANSAS 72143 |
| Event Date | July 17, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Printing machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Rollers, cylinders | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.24000, -91.71000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A machine operator was completing a job change at their machine when a cylinder roller (anilox) did not properly align in the machine. The operator went to the cylinder area to see what was keeping the cylinder from properly aligning. As the operator leaned toward the cylinder to inspect, the cylinder dropped into the correct cradle position. When this occurred, the operator's left hand was positioned between the cylinder and the cradle and their index fingertip was crushed, resulting in a partial amputation.
Incident Summary
On July 17, 2024, a worker at The Bryce Company, LLC in SEARCY, ARKANSAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with printing machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
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