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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018077136 · 7/16/2018 · Harvest Rice Inc.

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
Harvest Rice Inc.
Location
1232 Highland St, MCGEHEE, ARKANSAS, 71654
NAICS
311212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was setting up a packaging machine. He tried to pull the packaging film between the machine's cutting jaws, which closed and amputated the tip of his left index finger. At the time of the incident, the machine's safety doors were closed and the safety switches were not activated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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