Amputations

Name: Amputations at Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.
Start: 5/27/2015

1 amputation · 2015053200 · 5/27/2015 · Packers Sanitation Services, 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: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Chains, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Container caps, lids, covers

Employer

Name: Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.
Location: 3800 Progress Ln, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, 72114
NAICS: 561320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lifting a lid on a tumbler vat that hinged at the bottom and swung downward. The employee was using a chain to lift the lid and the chain slipped catching the employee's left ring finger, removing the fingernail and underlying skin.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown