Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. in NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
Employer Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. Report ID 2015053200
Address 3800 Progress Ln City, State ZIP NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72114
Event Date May 27, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Chains, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Container caps, lids, covers
Industry (NAICS) 561320 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 34.75000, -92.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lifting a lid on a tumbler vat that hinged at the bottom and swung downward. The employee was using a chain to lift the lid and the chain slipped catching the employee's left ring finger, removing the fingernail and underlying skin.

Incident Summary

On May 27, 2015, a worker at Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. in NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with chains, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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