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Mountaire Farms of Delaware

Struck by running powered equipment unspecified — Amputations involving bone loss — MILLSBORO, DELAWARE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Mountaire Farms of Delaware in MILLSBORO, DELAWARE
Employer Mountaire Farms of Delaware Report ID 2024021433
Address 29006 John J. Williams Highway City, State ZIP MILLSBORO, DELAWARE 19966
Event Date February 15, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment unspecified Source of Injury Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # 1728548
GPS Coordinates 38.60000, -75.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was straightening the bag liner that was in the sealing bars of an automated packaging machine when the machine activated and amputated their left middle finger.

Incident Summary

On February 15, 2024, a worker at Mountaire Farms of Delaware in MILLSBORO, DELAWARE suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment unspecified, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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