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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015097182 · 9/29/2015 · WAYNE FARMS, LLC - DECATUR EAST

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Sealing, stapling machinery

Employer

Name
WAYNE FARMS, LLC - DECATUR EAST
Location
100 PLUGS DRIVE, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35602
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee in the packing department was adjusting the box taper when his left index finger was pinched in the unguarded chain and drive sprocket resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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