MARS PETCARE US
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
| Employer | MARS PETCARE US | Report ID | 20191111862 |
| Address | 10000 ROBERTS BLVD | City, State ZIP | FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 72923 |
| Event Date | November 14, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.30000, -94.32000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An associate was cleaning and sanitizing a cutter, which housed motor-driven blades used to cut the product created by an extruder. The employee's left thumb contacted the cutter blades, resulting in an inch-long laceration to the back inner side of the left thumb that in turn caused a partial amputation of the thumb.
Incident Summary
On November 14, 2019, a worker at MARS PETCARE US in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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