JONESBORO, ARKANSAS—
Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., 2020 Hytrol St, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS 72401 on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
On October 22, 2024, at approximately 10:15 a.m., an employee was forming a stand leg on a standard brake press. As they were readjusting the part, the tip of their right thumb was caught in the brake press, resulting in a partial amputation. The incident occurred during training.
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JONESBORO, ARKANSAS—
Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc.
On November 25, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., two employees were moving a metal staging pallet that was located in an automation cell. The injured employee slipped and their left middle finger was crushed between the pallet and metal frame of the machine, resulting in an amputation to the finger padding.
JONESBORO, ARKANSAS—
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An employee was working in the power assembly area where chains are placed onto conveyors. As the employee went to retrieve a guardrail to put on a conveyor, they tripped over a spool of chain on floor and fell, sustaining a left femur fracture.
JONESBORO, ARKANSAS—
Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc.
An employee was cooling off at a receiving dock after welding. He leaned on the plastic safety chain guarding the door and fell 5 feet 10 inches to the concrete surface below. He suffered a broken right leg and was hospitalized.
JONESBORO, ARKANSAS—
Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc.
An employee was forming a part on a brake press machine when the employee's finger was pinched between the part and the die, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation and a broken right index finger.
JONESBORO, ARKANSAS—
Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc.
An employee was working on a conveyor that had just been manufactured, testing its speed. A section of the conveyor was missing rollers; this exposed the V-belt and pulley sheave. As the employee measured the belt's speed, his left ring finger was caught between the V-belt and pulley sheave and was amputated.
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