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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016109583 · 10/11/2016 · Shearer's Foods

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Shearer's Foods
Location
3636 Medallion Avenue Newport, NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, 72112
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pumping a pipe pump and unhooked the air hose when she noticed something was still in the pump. As she attempted to wipe it out, the pump amputated the distal part of her right middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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