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OSHA Injury Report: Pilgrim's Pride

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Pilgrim's Pride in 484 Zimmerman Road, Sanford, NC 27330 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was machine Technician in poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Pilgrim's Pride
Parent company
Pilgrims Pride-Processing
Street
484 Zimmerman Road
City
Sanford
State
NC
ZIP
27330
On-site location
WPL

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
61

Before the incident

Working in [REDACTED]

What happened

TM was trying to unjam a belt on line 1 by pushing his right hand between the belt and the chute his hand got jammed on the metal chute. Pulled his hand out and realized blood on glove.

Injury or illness

Avulsion to right middle index and ring finger.

Object or substance involved

Chute

Summary line

Avulsion to right middle index and ring finger from chute.

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Technician
SOC code
51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311615 — Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
924
Total hours worked
2029381
EIN
751285071
Establishment ID
1079973
Employer case #
67478

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
15:10:00.000
Submitted
22JAN24:22:48:00

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Source

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