Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wayne - Sanderson Farms LLC, 1020 County Road 114, JACK, ALABAMA 36346
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was taking breasts off carcasses and dropping them onto a belt that moved them to another area. The employee's left hand was caught between a breastbone and an automated deboning machine, and the little finger was broken.
On September 19, 2024, a sanitation employee was cleaning a gizzard peeler machine. While removing a piece of meat, his glove was pulled into the rollers of the machine, resulting in amputation of his left index and middle fingers to the first joint.
The employee stepped onto a slatted wooden pallet and knelt to unstack premade box lids when her feet went numb, causing her to trip and fall. The employee fell to her hands and knees and then turned onto her left side. The employee suffered a fracture to her right ankle and a loss of consciousness.
An employee was walking past a conveyor as he was walking to his work station in the marination department. The employee tripped over a power cord that was on the floor and sustained a hip fracture.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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