Fractures

Name: Fractures at Butterball, LLC
Start: 12/21/2022

1 hospitalization · 20221211087 · 12/21/2022 · Butterball, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Butterball, LLC
Location: 9401 E. Highland Dr, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, 72401
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a packaging machine. Upon feeling the plastic seal head to see if it was warm, clean, and sealing properly, the machine cycled and the employee's left thumb was caught between the seal head and the mold plate. She sustained a thumb fracture that required surgery.

Source

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