Wayne Farms LLC Feed Mill
Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — DANVILLE, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Wayne Farms LLC Feed Mill | Report ID | 2018054908 |
| Address | 2301 East 8 th street | City, State ZIP | DANVILLE, ARKANSAS 72833 |
| Event Date | May 19, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Hoses |
| Secondary Source | Butchering machinery | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | 1325316 |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.05000, -93.36000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a scalder. He laid the nozzle end of his water hose over the side of the scalder while he left to perform another task. When he returned to pick it up and lifted it, the hose became entangled in the running shackle line. As he tried to pull the hose out, his left middle finger was caught on the handle of the water valve nozzle attached to the hose. He pulled his finger back as the line was moving, sustaining a finger avulsion that required surgical amputation.
Incident Summary
On May 19, 2018, a worker at Wayne Farms LLC Feed Mill in DANVILLE, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c., with hoses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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