Amputations

Name: Amputations at Sanderson Farms
Start: 5/8/2018

1 amputation · 2018054470 · 5/8/2018 · Sanderson Farms

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 regular operation
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name: Sanderson Farms
Location: 301 Aviation Parkway, WACO, TEXAS, 76705
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While attempting to remove a chicken thigh from a plastic modular belting line, an employee's finger was caught on a section of the belt resulting in amputation of the right middle fingertip.

Source

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