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Mountaire Farms

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MILLSBORO, DELAWARE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mountaire Farms in MILLSBORO, DELAWARE
Employer Mountaire Farms Report ID 2019066228
Address 29005 John J. Williams Hwy City, State ZIP MILLSBORO, DELAWARE 19966
Event Date June 20, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
Secondary Source High winds, gusts, turbulence
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # 1410324
GPS Coordinates 38.60000, -75.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was checking the tension on an exhaust fan belt when his finger was caught between the fan's belt and pulley, injuring his fingertip.

Incident Summary

On June 20, 2019, a worker at Mountaire Farms in MILLSBORO, DELAWARE suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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