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AlaTrade Foods, Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at AlaTrade Foods, Inc. in ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer AlaTrade Foods, Inc. Report ID 2023021611
Address 200 Tyson Drive City, State ZIP ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA 35950
Event Date February 20, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # 1654006
GPS Coordinates 34.23000, -86.16000

Incident Narrative

An employee was checking the tension on a chain when they were caught in the chain, resulting in a partial amputation to the right middle finger.

Incident Summary

On February 20, 2023, a worker at AlaTrade Foods, Inc. in ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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