Harrison Poultry, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BETHLEHEM, GEORGIA
| Employer | Harrison Poultry, Inc. | Report ID | 2022065414 |
| Address | 107 East Star Street | City, State ZIP | BETHLEHEM, GEORGIA 30620 |
| Event Date | June 21, 2022 | 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 # | 1604763 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.93000, -83.70000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unjamming paper from a giblet wrapping machine when the rollers grabbed their right hand and amputated their middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On June 21, 2022, a worker at Harrison Poultry, Inc. in BETHLEHEM, GEORGIA 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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