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SANDERSON FARMS

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — COLLINS, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SANDERSON FARMS in COLLINS, MISSISSIPPI
Employer SANDERSON FARMS Report ID 2018021774
Address 1111 NORTH FIR City, State ZIP COLLINS, MISSISSIPPI 39428
Event Date February 21, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # 1299297
GPS Coordinates 31.64000, -89.56000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a heart and liver machine and raised a cover to remove chicken parts. His right hand contacted the moving machine parts, resulting in an open fracture to the third finger. The machine was not shut down at the time.

Incident Summary

On February 21, 2018, a worker at SANDERSON FARMS in COLLINS, MISSISSIPPI suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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 hospitalized.

Context

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