Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Name: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at Alabama Catfish, LLC
Start: 8/7/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024087226 · 8/7/2024 · Alabama Catfish, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Butchering machinery
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Alabama Catfish, LLC
Location: 1260 Washington Street, UNIONTOWN, ALABAMA, 36786
NAICS: 311710
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On August 7, 2024, a contracted employee was operating a fish skinner that uses two rotating stones to skin catfish when fingers on her right hand were caught by the stones and severely injured, resulting in hospitalization. The employee sustained an open wound of a finger with damage to the nail/nailbed and an open fracture of the distal phalanx.

Source

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