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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017088219 · 8/25/2017 · Twin Rivers Foods - Ft Smith

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
Butchering machinery
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Twin Rivers Foods - Ft Smith
Location
608 Navy Road, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72901
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a saw while wearing a stainless steel mesh glove when his glove contacted the sawblade. His left index finger was then pulled into the blade, amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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