Hormel Foods Corporation

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hormel Foods Corporation in 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.

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