Custom Craft Poultry, LLC
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Custom Craft Poultry, LLC | Report ID | 2024032518 |
| Address | 4701 Asher Avenue | City, State ZIP | LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72204 |
| Event Date | March 20, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | 1737448 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.72000, -92.32000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On March 20, 2024, at approximately 3:45PM, an employee was sealing a bag of chicken tenders on a controlled vacuum pack machine when their fingers got caught in the machine, causing an amputation to the left index fingertip and crushing injuries to the middle finger.
Incident Summary
On March 20, 2024, a worker at Custom Craft Poultry, LLC in LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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