PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment - Cuts, lacerations - ELBERTON, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION in ELBERTON, Georgia
Employer PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION
Address 1129 OLD MIDDLETON ROAD
City, State ZIP ELBERTON, Georgia 30635
Report ID 20181213257
Event Date December 29, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311615
GPS Coordinates 34.09913, -82.84024

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Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to retrieve a box cutter that had fallen into a tape machine. The chain inside the machine lacerated the employee's left index finger. The cover had been removed from the machine at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On December 29, 2018, a worker at PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION in ELBERTON, Georgia suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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