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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021032453 · 3/23/2021 · Fieldale Farms Processing Plant

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Fieldale Farms Processing Plant
Location
2115 Industrial Blvd., CORNELIA, GEORGIA, 30531
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sanding a shaft that went through a motor and gearbox. The shaft caught his glove, causing him to suffer an amputation of the left index finger and a broken left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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