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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020065077 · 6/1/2020 · Perdue Farms, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
Perdue Farms, Inc.
Location
255 N. REHOBOTH BLVD., MILFORD, DELAWARE, 19963
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was hanging chickens on shackles in the evisceration department. While removing a chicken from a hook, the employee's finger was lacerated by a double leg shackle resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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