Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Sanderson Farms, Inc. - Laurel Processing
Start: 7/16/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019077210 · 7/16/2019 · Sanderson Farms, Inc. - Laurel Processing

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: Sanderson Farms, Inc. - Laurel Processing
Location: 2535 Sanderson Drive, LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI, 39440
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had been inspecting a leg processor machine. While adjusting a water sprayer hose on the machine, their right hand was caught and crushed in a moving gripper chain.

Source

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