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Fractures and burns

1 hospitalization · 2015053217 · 5/27/2015 · Butterball LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures and burns

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Butterball LLC
Location
9401 E. Highland Dr, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, 72401
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee removed a guard on the ST04 to clear a jam in the packaging film. After clearing the jam, the employee removed meat from the pockets to be rerun. The employee reached in the seal head area which had a sensor that triggered the lift to raise the form box to the seal head. The employee's left hand was caught between the seal head and the form box. The employee sustained third degree burns to the top of their left hand and two broken fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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