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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015074419 · 7/7/2015 · NORMAN W. FRIES, INC. DBA CLAXTON POULTRY FARMS

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
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
NORMAN W. FRIES, INC. DBA CLAXTON POULTRY FARMS
Location
8816 HIGHWAY 301 NORTH, CLAXTON, GEORGIA, 30417
NAICS
112320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee attempting to remove plastic from under a conveyor injured his right hand and sustained an amputation to his right pinky. The conveyor was in operation at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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