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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2015031309 · 3/19/2015 · Pilgrims Pride Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source
Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Pilgrims Pride Corporation
Location
1107 Monticello Rd, MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS, 75455
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a mechanical arm that accepts or rejects product. He was changing the hose when he lost his balance and fell onto a jagged piece of metal welded to the mechanical equipment. His forearm was cut, causing deep lacerations and severing a tendon.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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