Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Nestle Prepared Foods Company , #1 Nestle Way, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS 72401
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was running a meat mixing machine when his right index and middle fingers were amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
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