Foster Farms Corporation
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — FARMERVILLE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Foster Farms Corporation | Report ID | 2025032314 |
| Address | 6648 LA-HWY 15 | City, State ZIP | FARMERVILLE, LOUISIANA 71241 |
| Event Date | March 11, 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) | 311615 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.78000, -92.40000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a neck skinner machine. The machine caught the employee's hand, causing the amputation of a fingertip.
Incident Summary
On March 11, 2025, a worker at Foster Farms Corporation in FARMERVILLE, LOUISIANA 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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