Amputations

Name: Amputations at SIMMONS FOODS, INC.
Start: 4/20/2016

1 amputation · 2016043294 · 4/20/2016 · SIMMONS FOODS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name: SIMMONS FOODS, INC.
Location: 2101 TWIN CIRCLE, VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, 72956
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was replacing a belt on a bagging machine when it activated. The machine jaws amputated a portion of the employee's left middle finger. Lockout/tag-out procedures were not followed at the time of the incident.

Source

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