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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161211343 · 12/5/2016 · McKee Foods Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
McKee Foods Corporation
Location
555 McKee Drive, GENTRY, ARKANSAS, 72734
NAICS
311812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to push product packaging into the cellophane film wrapper when the crimper shaft that cuts, heats, and seals the cellophane film amputated her left middle fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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