Amputations

Name: Amputations at PERDUE FARMS, INC.
Start: 10/29/2017

1 amputation · 20171010353 · 10/29/2017 · PERDUE FARMS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: PERDUE FARMS, INC.
Location: 20621 Savannah Road, GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE, 19947
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was repairing a conveyor belt sheave on an offal pump. His right hand middle finger was caught when removing the belt resulting in amputation. The machine was locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown