Fieldale Farms Corporation - Murrayville Plant

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Fractures - MURRAYVILLE, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Fieldale Farms Corporation - Murrayville Plant in MURRAYVILLE, Georgia
Employer Fieldale Farms Corporation - Murrayville Plant
Address 5163 Thompson Bridge Road
City, State ZIP MURRAYVILLE, Georgia 30564
Report ID 2017010816
Event Date January 26, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Upper arm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Secondary Source Clothing, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311615
GPS Coordinates 34.41105, -83.89843

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Incident Narrative

An employee was using a high pressure hose to wash a conveyor belt. His smock got caught in a sprocket on the machine resulting in an upper right arm fracture.

Incident Summary

On January 26, 2017, a worker at Fieldale Farms Corporation - Murrayville Plant in MURRAYVILLE, Georgia suffered fractures to the upper arm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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