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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024098747 · 9/19/2024 · Wayne-Sanderson Farms, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Butchering machinery
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
Wayne-Sanderson Farms, LLC
Location
444 Baskin Street South, UNION SPRINGS, ALABAMA, 36089
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On September 19, 2024, a sanitation employee was cleaning a gizzard peeler machine. While removing a piece of meat, his glove was pulled into the rollers of the machine, resulting in amputation of his left index and middle fingers to the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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