Case Farms Processing, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — WINESBURG, OHIO
| Employer | Case Farms Processing, Inc. | Report ID | 2024032105 |
| Address | 1818 County Road 160 | City, State ZIP | WINESBURG, OHIO 44690 |
| Event Date | March 7, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Butchering machinery |
| Secondary Source | "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | 1734361 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.61000, -81.68000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee arrived at the mechanically separated chicken equipment line to remove sections of pressurized pipe between the line's pump and separator. After removing the sections of pipe, the employee went to clear the remaining section of pipe leading directly into the separator. Their hand contacted the energized and moving auger in the infeed pipe section connected to the separator and their left middle finger was partially amputated.
Incident Summary
On March 7, 2024, a worker at Case Farms Processing, Inc. in WINESBURG, OHIO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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