BRYAN, TEXAS—
Sanderson Farms. Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Sanderson Farms. Inc., 2000 Shiloh Dr, BRYAN, TEXAS 77803 on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was removing a piece of scrap meat from a conveyor system and suffered a broken bone in her right hand.
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