OSHA Injury Report: Pilgrims Chattanooga Debone

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What was the outcome?

Before the incident

I WAS WORKING IN THE SHOULDER DEPARTMENT I WAS TO BE MOVED TO MARINATION THAT DAY THEY DID A PHYSICAL BEFORE I COULD GET SWITCHED. THE NURSE ASKED ME WHY I COULDN 'T BEND MY PINKY FINGER AND ASKED IF I HAD PAIN OR IF IT WAS IN MY WAY TO DO THINGS AND i SAID NO. SHE TOLD ME TO DO EXERCISES WITH A BALL AND IT SHOULD WAKE UP BY IT 'S SELF AND THAT THE FEELING I HAD WAS DUE TO THE COLD.

What happened

I WAS WORKING IN THE SHOULDER DEPARTMENT I WAS TO BE MOVED TO MARINATION THAT DAY THEY DID A PHYSICAL BEFORE I COULD GET SWITCHED. THE NURSE ASKED ME WHY I COULDN 'T BEND MY PINKY FINGER AND ASKED IF I HAD PAIN OR IF IT WAS IN MY WAY TO DO THINGS AND i SAID NO. SHE TOLD ME TO DO EXERCISES WITH A BALL AND IT SHOULD WAKE UP BY IT 'S SELF AND THAT THE FEELING I HAD WAS DUE TO THE COLD.

Injury or illness

LEFT PINKY

Object or substance involved

CUTTING SHOULDERS

Summary line

LEFT PINKY

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.