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Pilgrim's Pride

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — DE QUEEN, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Pilgrim's Pride in DE QUEEN, ARKANSAS
Employer Pilgrim's Pride Report ID 2019088185
Address 401 S 3rd St City, State ZIP DE QUEEN, ARKANSAS 71832
Event Date August 9, 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 Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # 1425397
GPS Coordinates 34.03000, -94.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee was getting ready to shut down an overwrap machine when it had a problem with one of the packages. The employee attempted to grab the package and the device that cuts off the wrap severed the tip of the employee's right middle finger.

Incident Summary

On August 9, 2019, a worker at Pilgrim's Pride in DE QUEEN, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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