Morrilton Packing Company, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — MORRILTON, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Morrilton Packing Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2025032027 |
| Address | 51 Blue Diamond Drive | City, State ZIP | MORRILTON, ARKANSAS 72110 |
| Event Date | March 3, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 | Inspection # | 1808674 |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.17000, -92.71000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing a jammed vacuum-sealed package of bacon in a packaging machine when four of their fingers were amputated by the machine's blades.
Incident Summary
On March 3, 2025, a worker at Morrilton Packing Company, Inc. in MORRILTON, ARKANSAS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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