EcoTech Consumer Products, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
| Employer | EcoTech Consumer Products, LLC | Report ID | 2025054388 |
| Address | 1901 E. Borick Dr. | City, State ZIP | FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS 72701 |
| Event Date | May 9, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Extruding machinery |
| Secondary Source | Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 325211 | Inspection # | 1825095 |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.03000, -94.13000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on an extruder machine when it jammed. As he was unjamming it, his glove was pulled into the machine and his right index finger was amputated at the first knuckle.
Incident Summary
On May 9, 2025, a worker at EcoTech Consumer Products, LLC in FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with extruding machinery 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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