FULTON, ARKANSAS—2018-05-08

Southwestern Electric Power Company- Turk Power Plant

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Southwestern Electric Power Company- Turk Power Plant, 3711 Hwy 355 S, FULTON, ARKANSAS 71838 on 2018-05-08 — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).

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Final narrative

An employee was verifying the belt tension for a belt-driven fan for conveyor coal unloading. The fan was locked out. While checking the belt tension manually, the employee had his left hand on the belt. The mass of the machine allowed the belt to move despite it being locked out, pulling the injured employee's hand into a pinch point. After pulling his hand out, he required a medical amputation of the left ring fingertip.

Amputation Fingertip(s) Machinery, unspecified

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