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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020010836 · 1/26/2020 · Packers Sanitation Services Inc., LTD.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Packers Sanitation Services Inc., LTD.
Location
National Beef Packing Company, LLC, LIBERAL, KANSAS, 67901
NAICS
561720
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was rinsing equipment with a high-pressure hose when he raised one of his legs approximately 3 feet off the ground and his foot entered an opening in the side of the equipment. His foot became entangled with the equipment, resulting in an amputation at the left knee.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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