Wayne Farms, LLC.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Cuts, lacerations - LAUREL, Mississippi

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Wayne Farms, LLC. in LAUREL, Mississippi
Employer Wayne Farms, LLC.
Address 631 Hawkes Rd.
City, State ZIP LAUREL, Mississippi 39443
Report ID 20161211947
Event Date December 27, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations
Body Part Heel(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source of Injury Plant and industrial vehicle-nonpowered, n.e.c
Secondary Source Plant and industrial vehicle-nonpowered, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 311615
GPS Coordinates 31.72912, -89.10285

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Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a metal egg buggy when his right foot was caught between the buggy and another buggy. As he tried to remove his foot, the tendon in his right heel was cut and required surgery.

Incident Summary

On December 27, 2016, a worker at Wayne Farms, LLC. in LAUREL, Mississippi suffered cuts, lacerations to the heel(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with plant and industrial vehicle-nonpowered, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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