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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016065833 · 6/29/2016 · Pilgrims Pride Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Pilgrims Pride Corporation
Location
1030 Pilgrims St., MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS, 75455
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing bagging operations. The employee reached into the machine to retrieve a melting bag and was caught by the heating bar resulting in the amputation of the right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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