Amputations

Name: Amputations at Wayne Farms LLC
Start: 3/9/2022

1 amputation · 2022032132 · 3/9/2022 · Wayne Farms LLC

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: Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Wayne Farms LLC
Location: 110 Plugs Drive, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to clear a material jam from a packing machine. A sealing plate on the machine came down, causing a fingertip amputation. The machine was unguarded and not locked out at the time.

Source

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