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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018044037 · 4/26/2018 · Ozark Empire Distributors

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Ozark Empire Distributors
Location
2301 S 1st St, ROGERS, ARKANSAS, 72758
NAICS
311812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was bagging bread at a bagger machine when it became jammed. As she attempted to unjam the machine, another employee activated the machine, which then amputated an eighth of an inch of her left index fingertip. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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