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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2019055468 · 5/31/2019 · Peco Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Butchering machinery
Secondary source
Clothing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Peco Foods, Inc.
Location
3701 Kauloosa Avenue, TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, 35401
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting chicken when he reached over a box and his plastic apron became caught on something. He was attempting to pull on his apron when his arm to flew out and struck a saw blade, resulting in an arterial laceration to the left forearm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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