Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at JCG Foods of Alabama LLC, 764 George Cagle Drive, COLLINSVILLE, ALABAMA 35961
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
On March 21, 2025, an employee was clearing a piece of plastic from a conveyor belt when her right ring finger was caught in the rotating sprocket and chain. The employee sustained an amputation of the fingertip.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Conveyors belt, slot, chain
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