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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015041718 · 4/3/2015 · Sager Creek Vegetable Company

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
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Sager Creek Vegetable Company
Location
701 E Kenwood St, SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, 72761
NAICS
424480
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was inspecting equipment with an equipment consultant. The employee was pointing at a tray wrapper when the machine started, trapping and amputating the employee's right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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