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OSHA Injury Report: GRT Rubber Technologies

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at GRT Rubber Technologies in 201 Dana drive, Paragould, AR 72450 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rd shift VSL in conveyor belts, rubber, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
GRT Rubber Technologies
Parent company
GRT Rubber Technologies
Street
201 Dana drive
City
Paragould
State
AR
ZIP
72450
On-site location
Belt flatpress windup

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Taking a cured beltweighing 30000 plus pounds out of the belt flatpress windup using a crane and the 6 shackles to pick it up

What happened

As [REDACTED] went to lift the belt out of the chucks he was holding the shackle close to the belt with his hand and it slipped out pinching his thumb between the 6crane shackle and the windup chuck smashing his thumb.

Injury or illness

[REDACTED] left thumb was smashed on the palm side of his hand causing a single deep laceration to his thumb no fingernail injury was reported.

Object or substance involved

A 6 crane shackle and metal chucks that winds up the belt

Summary line

Smashed left thumb [REDACTED] pinched it when starting to lift [REDACTED] shacklesslipped pinching [REDACTED] 's thumb between it and the chuck face holding the belt.

Employee and industry

Job description
rd shift VSL
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
326220 — Conveyor belts, rubber, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
81
Total hours worked
174449
EIN
472498899
Establishment ID
920021
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
22:30:00.000
Time of incident
22:35:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
09JAN24:13:40:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.