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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018076604 · 7/2/2018 · Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
Location
113 McNeal Drive, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, 31534
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a bird that was in a neck skinner machine's 6-inch-diameter drain. He had inserted his arm about 14 inches when his hand contacted the machine's enclosed rollers, resulting in the partial amputation of his left ring and pinky fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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