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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022119906 · 11/10/2022 · Simmons Prepared Foods

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Simmons Prepared Foods
Location
8427 State Highway 45, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72916
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the line at shift change when she noticed a piece of chicken hanging from the drip pan underneath the incline conveyor. The employee went to remove the piece of chicken and contacted the belt, resulting in a partial left thumb amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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