Foster Farms Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — FARMERVILLE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Foster Farms Corporation | Report ID | 2015020279 |
| Address | 6648 Hwy 15 N. | City, State ZIP | FARMERVILLE, LOUISIANA 71241 |
| Event Date | February 23, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Conveyors-belt |
| Secondary Source | Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | 1042753 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.84000, -92.44000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The employee was working at a production line where breast meat is inspected prior to packaging. The employee reached down and underneath a conveyor belt where her glove was caught in a pinch point, amputating her right index fingertip. The doctor described it as a de-gloving of the fingertip with removal of the bone tip.
Incident Summary
On February 23, 2015, a worker at Foster Farms Corporation in FARMERVILLE, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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