Peco Foods, Inc.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — SEBASTOPOL, MISSISSIPPI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Peco Foods, Inc. in SEBASTOPOL, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Peco Foods, Inc. Report ID 2024065458
Address 15292 Highway 21 N City, State ZIP SEBASTOPOL, MISSISSIPPI 39359
Event Date June 19, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.56000, -89.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was breaking down a mechanically deboned meat (MDM) machine for cleaning and was cut by the machine's blade. The employee's left ring fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On June 19, 2024, a worker at Peco Foods, Inc. in SEBASTOPOL, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). 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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