Butterball LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures and burns — JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Butterball LLC | Report ID | 2015053217 |
| Address | 9401 E. Highland Dr | City, State ZIP | JONESBORO, ARKANSAS 72401 |
| Event Date | May 27, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and burns | Body Part | Hand(s) and finger(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | 1069200 |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.82000, -90.56000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee removed a guard on the ST04 to clear a jam in the packaging film. After clearing the jam, the employee removed meat from the pockets to be rerun. The employee reached in the seal head area which had a sensor that triggered the lift to raise the form box to the seal head. The employee's left hand was caught between the seal head and the form box. The employee sustained third degree burns to the top of their left hand and two broken fingers.
Incident Summary
On May 27, 2015, a worker at Butterball LLC in JONESBORO, ARKANSAS suffered fractures and burns to the hand(s) and finger(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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