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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015031099 · 3/10/2015 · WAYNE FARMS LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
WAYNE FARMS LLC
Location
977 WAYNE POULTRY RD, PENDERGRASS, GEORGIA, 30567
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a chute on the bone and cone line when his right thumb got caught between the wrench and the chute, amputating the thumb tip. The machine was operating at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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