Harvest Select
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — UNIONTOWN, ALABAMA
| Employer | Harvest Select | Report ID | 2023010077 |
| Address | 1260 Washington Street Hwy 80 East | City, State ZIP | UNIONTOWN, ALABAMA 36786 |
| Event Date | January 4, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Animal carcass, roadkill |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311712 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.07000, -87.85000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was processing catfish when his right middle finger was punctured. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On January 4, 2023, a worker at Harvest Select in UNIONTOWN, ALABAMA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with animal carcass, roadkill identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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