Peco Foods Inc
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — CANTON, MISSISSIPPI
| Employer | Peco Foods Inc | Report ID | 2025010520 |
| Address | 1039 West Fulton Street | City, State ZIP | CANTON, MISSISSIPPI 39046 |
| Event Date | January 16, 2025 | 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) | 333241 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.60000, -90.05000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a chicken neck skinning machine when they noticed chicken skin was stuck on a piece of the machinery. The employee removed the piece of excess skin and their left index finger got caught in the equipment, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On January 16, 2025, a worker at Peco Foods Inc in CANTON, 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
OSHA has recorded 1,318 severe injury reports involving "Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing injuries.
Similar Incidents
Other severe injury reports involving Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing events:
| Date | Employer | Location | Nature | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2024 | Snyder's Lance/Campbell Soup | ASHLAND, OHIO | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Amp. |
| May 28, 2024 | Chemplex Industries, Inc. | PALM CITY, FLORIDA | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Amp. |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Dominion Terminal Associates LLP | NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Sep 22, 2024 | Beverly Pallet Co. Inc. | IPSWICH, MASSACHUSETTS | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Hosp., Amp. |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Philadelphia Macaroni Company | GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA | Amputations involving bone loss | Amp. |
| May 28, 2024 | The Gund Company | EULESS, TEXAS | Amputations involving bone loss | Hosp., Amp. |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Vehtek Systems Inc. | BOWLING GREEN, OHIO | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Amp. |
| Jan 11, 2025 | Steel Dust Recycling LLC | MILLPORT, ALABAMA | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Hosp. |