Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Avulsions, enucleations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wayne Farms LLC, 1020 County Road 114, JACK, ALABAMA 36346
on — Avulsions, enucleations, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
An employee had climbed a ladder to observe the gears in a malfunctioning auto re-hanger. The gears caught the employee's coat sleeve, and he suffered a forearm avulsion.
An employee was walking through a storage space near the wash area when they slipped on a piece of debris and fell on the concrete floor. The employee's left femur was fractured.
An employee entered a poultry house to identify an issue with a disabled lift when he was struck by a forklift. The employee sustained three fractured ribs and a partially collapsed lung. He also sustained scratches on his head and swelling around his right eye.
An employee was using a hose to clean out the scale conveyor belt when he noticed a piece of product stuck in the conveyor. While removing it, the employee's right arm was caught in the running conveyor, resulting in a right arm fracture and hospitalization.
An employee stepped down onto a stairway with seven risers, putting both of his hands on the rails. He fell onto his arms and slid down the stairway while still holding the rails. His left leg made contact with the concrete floor first, and his tibia and fibula were broken. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was cleaning/foaming the floors between lines 2 and 3 when they slipped on a piece of chicken skin and twisted their leg. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured tibial plateau.
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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