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Allen Harim Foods, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HARBESON, DELAWARE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Allen Harim Foods, LLC in HARBESON, DELAWARE
Employer Allen Harim Foods, LLC Report ID 2021010276
Address 18752 Harbeson Road City, State ZIP HARBESON, DELAWARE 19951
Event Date January 11, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # 1509568
GPS Coordinates 38.71000, -75.28000

Incident Narrative

An employee was washing equipment with a water hose. The employee's right hand was caught in a chicken neck de-skinning machine, and the machine's rollers and blades amputated the employee's right middle, ring, and little fingers.

Incident Summary

On January 11, 2021, a worker at Allen Harim Foods, LLC in HARBESON, DELAWARE 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 butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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