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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015030607 · 3/18/2015 · YARNELL'S ICE CREAM COMPANY, INC.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Bottling, canning, filling machinery

Employer

Name
YARNELL'S ICE CREAM COMPANY, INC.
Location
205 S. Spring Street, SEARCY, ARKANSAS, 72143
NAICS
311520
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee used their finger to unjam an ice cream carton filling machine. The equipment cycled and caught the employee's finger, causing a partial amputation of the left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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