Fieldale Farms Corporation - Murrayville Plant
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — MURRAYVILLE, GEORGIA
| Employer | Fieldale Farms Corporation - Murrayville Plant | Report ID | 2020054684 |
| Address | 5163 Thompson Bridge Road | City, State ZIP | MURRAYVILLE, GEORGIA 30564 |
| Event Date | May 20, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | 1478145 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.41000, -83.90000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a vacuum pipe when a metal plate inside the pipe moved and crushed his right thumb. The thumb was partially amputated at the bottom of the nailbed.
Incident Summary
On May 20, 2020, a worker at Fieldale Farms Corporation - Murrayville Plant in MURRAYVILLE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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