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SANDERSON FARMS

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BRYAN, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SANDERSON FARMS in BRYAN, TEXAS
Employer SANDERSON FARMS Report ID 2016088011
Address 2000 SHILOH AVE City, State ZIP BRYAN, TEXAS 77803
Event Date August 25, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # 1174368
GPS Coordinates 30.64000, -96.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on the vertical bagging machine. When the employee hit the reset button, the bottom metal bar that seals the bag closed amputated the employee's left middle fingertip.

Incident Summary

On August 25, 2016, a worker at SANDERSON FARMS in BRYAN, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(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, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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