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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017010801 · 1/27/2017 · Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Processing Division)

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Processing Division)
Location
13111 Highway 190 W, HAMMOND, LOUISIANA, 70404
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was observing a switch operation during troubleshooting and got a finger caught in the motor belt resulting in two fingertip amputations.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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