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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171110715 · 11/6/2017 · Fieldale Farms Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Fieldale Farms Corporation
Location
Murrayville Plant-Fieldale Farms, MURRAYVILLE, GEORGIA, 30564
NAICS
112340
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading a partial roll of film on a bagging machine when a bar fell from one end of the machine. The employee's right middle fingertip was caught and amputated between the bar and the roll of film.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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