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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022032654 · 3/24/2022 · Simmons Prepared Foods

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
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
Simmons Prepared Foods
Location
9802 State Highway 59, GENTRY, ARKANSAS, 72734
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were using a water hose to unclog a heart and liver separator machine. The machine was turned on while one employee's hand was inside it, and an auger under it amputated the tip of his right index finger. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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