Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at Pilgrims Pride
Start: 10/17/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017109992 · 10/17/2017 · Pilgrims Pride

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Elbow(s) and arms(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-belt
Secondary source: Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name: Pilgrims Pride
Location: 920 Queen City Parkway, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30501
NAICS: 112340
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a top conveyor belt when he dropped a tool and his sleeve was caught by the lower belt roller, pulling his arm backward toward the belt. He suffered an elbow dislocation and fractured ulna. The lower belt was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Source

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