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Perdue Farms Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MILFORD, DELAWARE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Perdue Farms Inc. in MILFORD, DELAWARE
Employer Perdue Farms Inc. Report ID 20161110384
Address 255 N. Rehoboth Blvd. City, State ZIP MILFORD, DELAWARE 19963
Event Date November 3, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # 1189244
GPS Coordinates 38.91000, -75.41000

Incident Narrative

On 11/03/2016, at approximately 5:15 PM, an employee was troubleshooting a gizzard machine that was not running properly. He was attempting to identify the problem and got assistance from a coworker. He closed the cover and shut down the machine. The machine was turned back on while the employee's right hand was in the moving/rotating parts of the chain drive and sprocket, amputating 3/4 of his index finger and 1/2 of his middle finger.

Incident Summary

On November 3, 2016, a worker at Perdue Farms Inc. in MILFORD, DELAWARE suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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