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YARNELL'S ICE CREAM COMPANY, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SEARCY, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at YARNELL'S ICE CREAM COMPANY, INC. in SEARCY, ARKANSAS
Employer YARNELL'S ICE CREAM COMPANY, INC. Report ID 2015030607
Address 205 S. Spring Street City, State ZIP SEARCY, ARKANSAS 72143
Event Date March 18, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Bottling, canning, filling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311520 Inspection # 1049580
GPS Coordinates 35.24000, -91.73000

Incident Narrative

A maintenance employee used their finger to unjam an ice cream carton filling machine. The equipment cycled and caught the employee's finger, causing a partial amputation of the left middle finger.

Incident Summary

On March 18, 2015, a worker at YARNELL'S ICE CREAM COMPANY, INC. in SEARCY, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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