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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015010630 · 1/20/2015 · SeaBoard Foods

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
SeaBoard Foods
Location
2700 NE 28th Street, GUYMON, OKLAHOMA, 73942
NAICS
311611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 1/20/2015, at about 6:30 p.m., an employee helped a second employee at the Townsend Skinner machine, which separates pig fat from pig skin. The employee reached into the conveyor belt, which has serrated teeth, and his right little finger was caught. He was transported to BSA Hospital in Amarillo, Texas, and his right little finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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