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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161110966 · 11/22/2016 · FARMERS PRIDE INC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
FARMERS PRIDE INC
Location
154 WEST MAIN ST, FREDERICKSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17126
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a rib cage when his arm became stuck in two rollers that are designed to crush chicken bones. His left arm broke in multiple places and had to be surgically amputated above the elbow. The crusher was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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