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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017065318 · 6/10/2017 · NATIONAL BEEF PACKING CO. L.P.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
NATIONAL BEEF PACKING CO. L.P.
Location
2000 E. TRAIL, DODGE CITY, KANSAS, 67801
NAICS
311611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was packaging products into boxes on a conveyor line when the employee's hand slipped between the conveyor belt and a broken guard, de-gloving the ring finger down to the base of the nail which was then amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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