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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017032113 · 3/7/2017 · Pilgrim's Corporation

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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
Pilgrim's Corporation
Location
129 Potomac Ave, MOOREFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA, 26836
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee climbed up onto a machine and reached to remove accumulated chicken parts. The right ring fingertip was amputated by the guarded saw blade.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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