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Pilgrims Pride

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Avulsions, enucleations — ATHENS, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pilgrims Pride in ATHENS, GEORGIA
Employer Pilgrims Pride Report ID 20221211297
Address 898 Barber Street City, State ZIP ATHENS, GEORGIA 30601
Event Date December 31, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # 1642170
GPS Coordinates 33.97000, -83.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on the ice auger of a machine located on the roof of a processing plant. His arm got caught in the ice auger and sustained a degloving injury. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On December 31, 2022, a worker at Pilgrims Pride in ATHENS, GEORGIA suffered avulsions, enucleations to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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