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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017021756 · 2/23/2017 · Tip Top Poultry, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
Tip Top Poultry, Inc.
Location
327 Wallace Road, MARIETTA, GEORGIA, 30065
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was waiting for the operator to start-up the machine and had her right hand resting flat on top of the turn-wheel, partially supporting her weight. When the operator started the machine, the turn-wheel rotated her right hand towards the opening where the giblets drop to be pushed into the package. As a result, her hand entered the opening as the push arm was actuated causing fractures to some small hand bones and a 1/4" puncture (depth) wound to the back of her hand from a bolt.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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