DOMTAR AW LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — ASHDOWN, ARKANSAS
| Employer | DOMTAR AW LLC | Report ID | 2024109519 |
| Address | 285 HWY 71 SOUTH | City, State ZIP | ASHDOWN, ARKANSAS 71822 |
| Event Date | October 13, 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 | Conveyors unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Drives, belts, chains | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 322110 | Inspection # | 1782717 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.64000, -94.10000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was putting a chain back on a sprocket. The gearbox and sprocket contained two drive chains connected to the lowerator (vertical conveyor) and counterweight assembly. The employee received an alarm indicating that one of the chains had gone slack. While the employee was putting the chain back on the drive sprocket with tongue and groove pliers, the weight of the chain and counterweight fell back in place on the sprocket, pulling the employee's left hand into a pinch point. The employee's ring fingertip was amputated up to the fingernail.
Incident Summary
On October 13, 2024, a worker at DOMTAR AW LLC in ASHDOWN, 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 conveyors unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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