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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019065869 · 6/11/2019 · Belleville Shoe South, Inc.

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
Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Belleville Shoe South, Inc.
Location
1800 S Jackson St,, DEWITT, ARKANSAS, 72042
NAICS
316210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On June 11, 2019, an employee was using a powered press to heat-press leather sheets together. The machine crushed the employee's left ring finger as it closed. The finger was surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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