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Hiland Dairy Foods Company LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hiland Dairy Foods Company LLC in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
Employer Hiland Dairy Foods Company LLC Report ID 2015107929
Address 415 South 10th Street City, State ZIP FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 72901
Event Date October 22, 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 Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 112120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.38000, -94.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee's right index finger was partially amputated above the first joint when it was caught in the case machine while unjamming it.

Incident Summary

On October 22, 2015, a worker at Hiland Dairy Foods Company LLC in FORT SMITH, 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 packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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