Hormel Foods Corporation
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Hormel Foods Corporation | Report ID | 2025055067 |
| Address | 8201 Frazier Pike | City, State ZIP | LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72206 |
| Event Date | May 28, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Product labeling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311911 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.70000, -92.18000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a label cutter drum with a rag. His left index finger was caught in the cutter resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On May 28, 2025, a worker at Hormel Foods Corporation in LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with product labeling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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