Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fieldale Farms Corporation, 1700 Blacksnake Road, CLARKESVILLE, GEORGIA 30523
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to vaccinate a chicken when the chicken got loose. The employee was scratched by the needle while trying to catch the chicken, suffering an infection that required hospitalization.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableNeedles, syringes
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