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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023109186 · 10/5/2023 · Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

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 regular operation
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
Location
2045 Highway 244, RUSSELLVILLE, ALABAMA, 35654
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was packaging chicken tenders using a vacuum packaging machine. As the employee went to make an adjustment to the package, a seal bar crushed and amputated her left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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