Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Farmer's Pride, 2929 State Route 22, FREDERICKSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17026
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was bending over to pick up chicken parts from the floor in a leg deboning department. When he reached up and under the machine to get a chicken part, his hand was caught in the machine, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.
An employee was exiting his jockey truck cab when he misstepped and fell to the ground, landing on his right hip. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
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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