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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021064953 · 6/17/2021 · PEPPER SOURCE, LTD

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
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
PEPPER SOURCE, LTD
Location
11103 N Old Wire Rd, ROGERS, ARKANSAS, 72756
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a machine with a ball valve that was leaking. The employee was trying to identify the issue when the valve actuated and amputated his left middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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