Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mar-Jac Poultry, AL, LLC, 3301 3rd Avenue, S, JASPER, ALABAMA 35501
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was peeling gizzards using a peeler machine. The machine caught the employee's right little finger, causing an amputation to the finger.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Butchering machinery
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