Pilgrims Pride Corporation

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — RUSSELLVILLE, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Pilgrims Pride Corporation in RUSSELLVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer Pilgrims Pride Corporation Report ID 2017109525
Address 2045 County Road 244 City, State ZIP RUSSELLVILLE, ALABAMA 35654
Event Date October 4, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # 1268991
GPS Coordinates 34.46000, -87.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to remove chicken guts from the chain of an eviscerator when the employee's left pinky fingertip was caught and amputated in the chain.

Incident Summary

On October 4, 2017, a worker at Pilgrims Pride Corporation in RUSSELLVILLE, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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