Allen Harim Foods, LLC
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — HARBESON, DELAWARE
| Employer | Allen Harim Foods, LLC | Report ID | 2018088082 |
| Address | 18752 Harbeson Road | City, State ZIP | HARBESON, DELAWARE 19951 |
| Event Date | August 7, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Butchering machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | 1339370 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.72000, -75.28000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was untangling shackles in the live hang area of a plant when the employee's finger slipped inside a groove in the shackles' track, suffering an avulsion that resulted in a medical amputation.
Incident Summary
On August 7, 2018, a worker at Allen Harim Foods, LLC in HARBESON, DELAWARE suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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.
Context
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