Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at SIMMONS PREPARED FOODS, INC.
Start: 2/13/2025

1 amputation · 2025021442 · 2/13/2025 · SIMMONS PREPARED 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: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Drives, belts, chains

Employer

Name: SIMMONS PREPARED FOODS, INC.
Location: 2101 Twin Circle Drive, VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, 72956
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On February 13, 2025, an employee was standing on a shaker table to observe product in the spiral freezer. They lost balance and tried to catch themselves by reaching out with their right hand, contacting a rotating belt that amputated their right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown