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Amputations

1 amputation · 20201211565 · 12/9/2020 · Sanderson Farms, Inc.

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
Sanderson Farms, Inc.
Location
301 Aviation Parkway, WACO, TEXAS, 76705
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a gizzard machine. As he was trying to retrieve his scouring pad from the machine, the peeler rollers pinched his right index fingertip. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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