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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20191212393 · 12/2/2019 · Wayne Farms LLC

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
Butchering machinery
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Wayne Farms LLC
Location
808 Ross Clark Circle, NE, DOTHAN, ALABAMA, 36303
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working at the liver harvester position when the employee's glove was caught by the conveyor line and pulled into a fixed blade, resulting in an amputation of the right index finger at the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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