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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015020702 · 2/23/2015 · Ozark Empire Distributors

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source
Food slicers

Employer

Name
Ozark Empire Distributors
Location
2301 S 1st St, ROGERS, ARKANSAS, 72758
NAICS
311812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee's right ring finger was amputated after it came in contact with the blade on a bread divider. During a jam, a photo electric eye is supposed to shut the machine down. The photo electric eye malfunctioned as the employee reached into the machine resulting in the ring finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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