Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FARMERS PRIDE INC, 154 WEST MAIN ST, FREDERICKSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17126
on — Amputations, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning a rib cage when his arm became stuck in two rollers that are designed to crush chicken bones. His left arm broke in multiple places and had to be surgically amputated above the elbow. The crusher was not locked out at the time of the incident.
A sanitation worker was washing down equipment using hoses that contain hot water and antimicrobial cleaning agents. He got wet while working and started to experience heat and irritation on his body. At the end of his shift, he noticed a rash from his armpits to his knees. The employee sustained a rash and burns due to chemical contact.
An employee was overseeing the feeding of chicks in the chick hatchery. The feed piping became clogged, causing it to spill over onto the ceiling. The ceiling collapsed and struck the employee. The employee sustained broken vertebrae and a broken femur.
An employee was using a de-boning machine on chicken legs when the rotating punch on the machine caught their glove and finger, resulting in amputation of their right index finger to the first knuckle.
An employee was performing sanitation duties on a conveyor line when his right arm was pulled into the chain and sprocket of the conveyor, resulting in a compound fracture to his right forearm.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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