Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fieldale Farms Poultry, LLC, 1540 Monroe Drive, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA 30507
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was replacing a roll of bags on a machine when the grip clamp closed on his fingertip and amputated it.
AmputationFingertip(s)Special process machinery, unspecified
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