Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pilgrams Pride, 2045 Hwy 244 , RUSSELLVILLE, ALABAMA 35653
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was working on a metal detector that was not locked out or tagged out. The machine started unexpectedly and caught his left hand middle finger resulting in amputation.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 112390)
An employee was stepping down from an ergonomic stand for a machine. She lost her balance and fell backward, hitting the machine's metal frame and suffering a broken rib and a laceration to her liver.
An employee was working on a chicken litter manure scraper when his ring and little fingers became trapped in the chain belt resulting in amputations at the first joint.
An employee was cleaning a chicken house and was removing debris from a fan when her finger contacted the fan blade. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.
An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.
An employee was directing a truck driver to a dump site when the truck's peanut trailer slipped off the kingpin. As the trailer fell, a ladder attached to it lacerated the employee's ear. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was unloading a forklift from a trailer to the ground. The employee was climbing down the ladder of the trailer when their foot slipped through one of the rungs, causing them to fall backward onto the forklift forks. The employee was hospitalized for fractured ribs.