Decatur, AL · 2024-09-25

OSHA Injury Report: Decatur Fresh Plant

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On 2024-09-25, an injury at Decatur Fresh Plant in 254 Ipsco Street, Decatur, AL 35601 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was automation Technician in poultry Processing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: Decatur Fresh Plant
Parent company: Wayne Farms
Street: 254 Ipsco Street
City: Decatur
State: AL
ZIP: 35601
On-site location: Decatur Fresh Plant

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Other recordable case (code 4)
Type: Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

working on [REDACTED] machine

What happened

On [REDACTED] at [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was working on the CVP machine replacing bearings. He removed a bolt and the seal head swung and smashed the left index finger causing a approximate 1.5cm laceration in length and 0.1 cm in width depth is approximately 0.1. It is running at a half moon shape below the nail from the front to the back.

Injury or illness

Finger(s) Left: Laceration

Object or substance involved

machinery

Summary line

L index finger laceration: machinery

Employee and industry

Job description: Automation Technician
SOC code: 9999: Uncoded
NAICS code: 311615: Poultry Processing
NAICS vintage: 2012
Employees at this establishment (2024 average): 637
Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total): 1,294,493
EIN: 582530930
Establishment ID: 307711
Employer case #: 2024024889

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2024-09-25
Shift started: 06:00
Time of incident: 11:00
Filing year: 2024
Submitted to OSHA: 2025-02-10

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.

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