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Mountaire Farms of Delaware

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — MILLSBORO, DELAWARE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Mountaire Farms of Delaware in MILLSBORO, DELAWARE
Employer Mountaire Farms of Delaware Report ID 2022042943
Address 29006 John J. Williams Highway City, State ZIP MILLSBORO, DELAWARE 19966
Event Date April 2, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.60000, -75.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing a rebuild of an auto-rehanger carriage, replacing the shaft and bearings. He had installed the last shaft bearing and realized that it was not seated properly. While working to remove the bearing with a hammer, he struck the bearing housing; the shaft and bearing housing dropped approximately one inch, catching his left middle fingertip against the machine frame. The employee sustained an amputation to the finger.

Incident Summary

On April 2, 2022, a worker at Mountaire Farms of Delaware in MILLSBORO, DELAWARE suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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