Packers Sanitation Services Inc

Fall on same level due to slipping — Amputations — PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Packers Sanitation Services Inc in PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS
Employer Packers Sanitation Services Inc Report ID 2016010069
Address 5505 Jefferson Parkway City, State ZIP PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS 71602
Event Date January 5, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325612 Inspection # 1118628
GPS Coordinates 34.26000, -92.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee slipped and fell while cleaning the batter conveyor with a green scrubbing pad. His right index finger got caught in and was partially amputated by a sprocket on the conveyor belt drive train.

Incident Summary

On January 5, 2016, a worker at Packers Sanitation Services Inc in PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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