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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015042053 · 4/16/2015 · Bright Harvest Sweet Potato Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Bright Harvest Sweet Potato Company
Location
509 E Taylor Rd, CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72830
NAICS
311411
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee in the spiral freezer production department was taking the tunnel pan cover off the spiral chain when the cover came down and amputated the employee's left hand middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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