Smith-Blair, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Smith-Blair, Inc. | Report ID | 20241211090 |
| Address | 30 Globe Avenue | City, State ZIP | TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS 71854 |
| Event Date | December 2, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Lathes |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 333318 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.44000, -94.00000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was setting up a lathe when it started running. The employee sustained an amputation of their right index fingertip at the first knuckle.
Incident Summary
On December 2, 2024, a worker at Smith-Blair, Inc. in TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with lathes identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,318 severe injury reports involving "Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing injuries.
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