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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181112105 · 11/27/2018 · Tip Top Poultry, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
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
Tip Top Poultry, Inc.
Location
327 Wallace Road, MARIETTA, GEORGIA, 30065
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was rinsing off the hen line and noticed a shackle that was off the rail. He reached to put it back on the rail and caught his right thumb in the shackle. The thumb was amputated between the first and second joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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