Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FIBER ENERGY PRODUCTS AR LLC., 4004 BLUE COLLAR LANE, MOUNTAIN VIEW, ARKANSAS 72560
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On 2/3/21 at 2:21 p.m., an employee was setting the rolls in a pellet mill using wrenches and an air blower to blow off the dust that accumulates. The employee's glove became caught in the roll, pulling his left hand in and amputating his ring and middle fingers. The nail and skin was removed from his index finger.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedMetal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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