PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS—
Anchor Packaging, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Anchor Packaging, Inc., 2211 N. 12th Avenue, PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS 72450 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was working with a team to move a forming mold: a large steel tooling that weighed about 4,000 pounds. The employee was pushing the cart that held the mold in position. The mold did not position correctly; it kicked back, pinching the employee's right ring finger against the roller wheel on the cart. The finger was amputated.
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PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS—
Anchor Packaging Inc
An employee was feeding a plastic sheet into a grinder machine. The sheet stalled going into the machine; while the employee was trying to get the feed process to resume, their left foot landed on the sheet just as it began to move. The employee was propelled, causing their right leg to buckle. The employee suffered a broken right leg below the tibia and a dislocated right knee.
PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS—
Anchor Packaging Inc
An employee was assisting another employee to clear a jam in the grinder. The employees were manually rotating the blades to clear the jam and the injured employee's left hand/fingers came in contact with the blade causing the amputation of the middle, ring, and pinky fingertips.
PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS—
Anchor Packaging Inc
An employee was trying to latch the hinged walkway on the in-board side of a turn press. His supervisor pushed the platform to latch it while the employee's hand was in a pinch point. His right ring finger was partially amputated between the latch and platform.
PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS—
Anchor Packaging, Inc.
Employee climbed nine feet to the top of a machine to troubleshoot a jam. The employee lost footing and fell nine feet to the ground below resulting in a right hip fracture and a facial fracture.
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