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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024098890 · 9/23/2024 · Pepper Source Ltd

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Pepper Source Ltd
Location
11103 N Old Wire Road, ROGERS, ARKANSAS, 72756
NAICS
424490
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sanitizing an inline metal detector and replacing the actuator piston when the actuator cycled and amputated their left index finger at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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