Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Perdue Foods, LLC, 250 Ga. Highway 247 Spur, PERRY, GEORGIA 31069
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was on a ladder, visually checking and listening for possible air leaks on a line, when he slipped and grabbed a support structure next to the 180 gear. The forward motion of his weight caused his right hand to slide into the plastic gear, which amputated his right middle finger.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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