FORT PAYNE, ALABAMA—
Pilgrims Pride
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Pilgrims Pride, 2001 Industrial Boulevard SW, FORT PAYNE, ALABAMA 35968 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was unloading metal racks containing chicks using a hook and winch system. His left hand was caught between a rack and a hook, and his middle and index fingers were lacerated.
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