Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ELBERTON, GEORGIA
| Employer | Pilgrim's Pride Corporation | Report ID | 2020032389 |
| Address | 1129 Old Middleton Rd | City, State ZIP | ELBERTON, GEORGIA 30635 |
| Event Date | March 12, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | 1470001 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.09000, -82.84000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting and performing service and/or maintenance on equipment when an actuator valve engaged and caught the employee's finger. The left index finger was amputated. The equipment was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
Incident Summary
On March 12, 2020, a worker at Pilgrim's Pride Corporation in ELBERTON, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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