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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024032702 · 3/26/2024 · SIMMONS FOODS, INC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Mixers, blenders, whippers food and beverage
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
SIMMONS FOODS, INC
Location
5 MAIN STREET, VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, 72956
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was connecting a hose to a batter mix pump to assemble the batter machine when their hand slipped and was caught in the impeller of the pump, resulting in a left index fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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