AlaTrade Foods L.L.C.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA
| Employer | AlaTrade Foods L.L.C. | Report ID | 2019066087 |
| Address | 6 Downing Dr | City, State ZIP | PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA 36869 |
| Event Date | June 17, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Butchering machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | 1410218 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.39000, -85.04000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning pieces of meat from a poultry skinner. Her hand was caught in the machine, two opposing rubber belts (which rub skin off the meat as it enters the machine) caused an amputation of her left little fingertip, broke the tip of the bone, and degloved the palm side of the finger.
Incident Summary
On June 17, 2019, a worker at AlaTrade Foods L.L.C. in PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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 amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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