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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018099549 · 9/15/2018 · Peco Foods

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Peco Foods
Location
4114 Highway 67 North, POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS, 72455
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a core bag machine when he attempted to straighten a bag and his left ring finger became tangled in the bag material, causing an amputation to the left ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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