Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Packers Sanitation Service Inc, 8295 Arenzville Road, BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS 62618
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On January 18, 2023, at approximately 1:30 AM, an employee was cleaning the loin conveyor machine when they sustained lacerations to the left hand and arm. The machine was guarded at the time.
HospitalizedHand(s) and arm(s), unspecifiedButchering machinery
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