Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fishing Holdings LLC, 927 Hwy 178 N, FLIPPIN, ARKANSAS 72634
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was repairing a crimper when it clamped onto his right index finger, amputating it to the first knuckle.
On September 21, 2023, an employee and a co-worker were moving a boat mold with a dolly. The injured employee pulled on the mold while the co-worker pushed from the front. The injured employee became pinned against another mold that was behind them, resulting in an abdominal pain and bruising to the lower back that required hospitalization.
An employee was stepping around a vacuum mold. She stepped on a metal connector at the end of the vacuum airline nozzle, and her leg slid out from under her. She fell backward to the concrete floor, suffering a non-displaced fracture to the right hip.
An employee was sanding the rollers on a 3-axis rail bender. The rollers caught the employee's left hand and pulled it into the machine while a piece of aluminum was going through it, crushing his fingertips.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee was unbinding material that was caught in a horizontal band saw. The became unbound and it re-engaged while the employee was reaching for the blade. Two of the employee's fingers were amputated.
An employee was working in the hull of a boat, applying resin as part of lamination activities. He sat down and lost consciousness due to heat exhaustion. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was operating a surfacing machine that used a rotating wire brush in a cabinet. A sheet of EVA foam material became stuck in the machine; as the employee was removing it, the wire brush contacted his left hand. He suffered a fracture and abrasions to the left arm.
An employee was operating a CNC machine. The employee lifted the guard and went to clean a part. The tooling was still rotating and caught the employee's glove, pulling it into the tooling and amputating their left ring finger.
An employee was operating an ironworker (steel punching/shearing) machine. A piece of the tooling broke off and struck the employee's neck; a fragment was lodged in his neck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
On October 25, 2025, an employee was stringing up a new reel of tire tread on a machine. The employee pulled a 6-inch tail and proceeded to spool up the liner. As the machine was jogged to begin the liner wrapping process, the liner caught the employee's glove and pulled their right arm into the liner, causing a fracture to the arm.
An employee was doing a cable change on top of an electric overhead traveling (EOT) crane. They were positioned between the cable drum and the drive shaft. While rotating the cable drum, the employee reached for the new cable that was to be installed. The grease fitting on the drive shaft caught their fall harness and pulled them underneath the drive shaft. The employee was pinned between the drive shaft and two pieces of angle steel, resulting in a fracture to their left hip.
On October 5, 2025, an employee was pulling a pressure washer hose when it it disconnected from the cooker. The employee was struck by jets of high-pressure water, resulting in lacerations to their left thigh requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.