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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017054611 · 5/21/2017 · Packers Sanitation Services, Inc., LTD. (LLC)

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
Packers Sanitation Services, Inc., LTD. (LLC)
Location
Butterball, OZARK, ARKANSAS, 72949
NAICS
561720
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was walking under a gizzard machine to retrieve a hose when his hand struck the machine, amputating his right middle finger above the knuckle. The machine was unguarded and not locked out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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