105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

WICHITA, KANSAS—

Packers Sanitation Services, Inc., Ltd

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Packers Sanitation Services, Inc., Ltd, 2929 N. OHIO ST., WICHITA, KANSAS 67219 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..

Final narrative

An employee was running a bacon conveyor line when his glove became caught by the conveyor resulting in amputation of his left little finger.

Amputation Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

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PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS—

PACKERS SANITATION SERVICES, INC., LTD

An employee sustained a partial amputation of the left index fingertip when his glove was caught in a cutter machine as he was removing a piece of chicken. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA—

Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. LTD

An employee was cleaning a drain cover when he dropped the drain cover and it fell onto the tip of his left middle finger, resulting in an amputation with no bone loss.

KIELER, WISCONSIN—

Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. LTD

On July 22, 2020, at approximately 2:00 AM, an employee was preparing to wash down equipment. When he opened the door of the equipment, his left thumb was pinched against the power panel attached to the opposite wall, causing an injury that required surgical amputation of the distal portion of the thumb.

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