Select Genetics LLC

On July 23, 2025, at 8:00 a.m., an employee was power washing. He went to retrieve a power-washing tip from the machine's fan while it was in operation and the fan blade contacted his right index finger, severing it at the distal joint.

An employee was walking when they tripped. They extended their right hand to catch themselves and came in contact with a fan blade, resulting in an amputation to their right middle fingertip.

An employee slipped while picking up a hose and fell backward onto a dirt floor. A protrusion on the floor chipped one of the employee's vertebra.

An employee was holding two young turkeys for vaccination. One of the turkeys fell, and the employee was injected with a small amount of the oil-based vaccine while trying to catch it.

An employee was cleaning the surgery area when they were stuck by an unused suture needle that was left on the sink. The employee was hospitalized with a bacterial infection.

An employee was performing a heart stick/blood draw on an animal before euthanasia, using an 18 gauge needle with syringe. The infected needle came out of the animal and stuck the employee on his left thumb.

An employee was vaccinating poultry at a farm. A bird suddenly jumped, causing the employee to be injected with a poultry vaccine.

An employee was about to inject a vaccine into a chicken when the chicken struggled and the employee injected the vaccine into her own wrist.

An employee was removing nitrogen from a system when a tool malfunctioned and a Schrader pin hit the employee's hand and nitrogen gas got under the skin on the employee's left arm and hand.

An employee was moving a cardboard tote of product using an electric pallet jack. After he turned a corner, he came in contact with a round metal bracket that holds a trash bag mounted to a pole. The pallet jack continued forward and his right hand got caught between the pole and the handle of the jack, resulting in an open fracture and crush injury to his thumb that required hospitalization and surgery.

An employee was using a poultry processing machine when their finger was caught in a rotating part. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.

An employee was cleaning the packer line with a steel wool pad when the pad got caught in the chain and gear sprocket and their hand was pulled in. They sustained a laceration to the right hand.

An employee was adjusting a guard on a box sealing machine when they slipped on tea oil, causing their right thumb to get stuck in the chain/sprocket. The distal portion of the employee's right thumb was amputated.

An employee was removing an egg transport unit (cart) from the back of a box truck. The cart rolled off the lift gate and struck the employee, fracturing their tibia.

An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.

An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.

An employee was manipulating dies on a brake press. The press caught and crushed the employee's right forearm, resulting in hospitalization.