Packers Sanitation Services, Inc., LTD. (LLC)

Nonclassifiable — Amputations — GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Packers Sanitation Services, Inc., LTD. (LLC) in GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA
Employer Packers Sanitation Services, Inc., LTD. (LLC) Report ID 2017043462
Address 920 Queen City Parkway City, State ZIP GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA 30501
Event Date April 17, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Nonclassifiable Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 561720 Inspection # 1227450
GPS Coordinates 34.28000, -83.82000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning the quill puller (defeathering machine) with water and amputated the right pinky finger. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Incident Summary

On April 17, 2017, a worker at Packers Sanitation Services, Inc., LTD. (LLC) in GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as nonclassifiable, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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