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Mountaire Farms

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Cuts, lacerations — MILLSBORO, DELAWARE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mountaire Farms in MILLSBORO, DELAWARE
Employer Mountaire Farms Report ID 2018088264
Address 29005 John J.Williams Hwy City, State ZIP MILLSBORO, DELAWARE 19966
Event Date August 13, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.60000, -75.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unjamming a metal chicken cage on a cage dump conveyor when he was caught between two cages, suffering left foot ligament damage and lacerations.

Incident Summary

On August 13, 2018, a worker at Mountaire Farms in MILLSBORO, DELAWARE suffered cuts, lacerations to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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