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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021086610 · 8/6/2021 · Shippers Products

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Slitters, winders-paper production

Employer

Name
Shippers Products
Location
808 Blake Road, SHERIDAN, ARKANSAS, 72150
NAICS
322299
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to adjust the pressure rod and tension ball of a slitter machine. The slitter blade amputated the employee's left index finger. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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