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EcoTech Consumer Products

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at EcoTech Consumer Products in FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
Employer EcoTech Consumer Products Report ID 2024098571
Address 1901 Borick Drive City, State ZIP FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS 72701
Event Date September 14, 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 Plastic injection molding machinery
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.03000, -94.13000

Incident Narrative

A contractor employee was performing maintenance on an injection molder machine when their right index finger got caught in the machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On September 14, 2024, a worker at EcoTech Consumer Products in FAYETTEVILLE, 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 plastic injection molding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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