Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pilgrim's Pride, 401 S 3rd St, DE QUEEN, ARKANSAS 71832
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
Maintenance employees were working on the leg quarter conveyor belt. They made and placed a steel bracket/guide above a chain like belt where it made a 20-30 degree bend around a corner to prevent the belt from popping off. While the belt was running, the injured employee saw there was a rough edge on top of the bracket/guide, so the employee reached to feel the top of the bracket/guide and his hand was pinched between the belt and the guide. His left thumb was amputated above the knuckle.