Amputations

Name: Amputations at Wayne Farms LLC
Start: 6/3/2015

1 amputation · 2015063395 · 6/3/2015 · Wayne Farms LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Wayne Farms LLC
Location: 112 Plugs Drvie, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was working on the sausage line and caught his finger in the machine while he was trying to remove a piece of hanging sausage. The incident resulted in the amputation of the third and fourth digit on the right hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown