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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019066087 · 6/17/2019 · AlaTrade Foods L.L.C.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
AlaTrade Foods L.L.C.
Location
6 Downing Dr, PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA, 36869
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning pieces of meat from a poultry skinner. Her hand was caught in the machine, two opposing rubber belts (which rub skin off the meat as it enters the machine) caused an amputation of her left little fingertip, broke the tip of the bone, and degloved the palm side of the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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