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OSHA Injury Report: Pilgrim's Pride Processing Plant

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Pilgrim's Pride Processing Plant in ELLIJAY, GA 30540 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance mechanic in chickens, slaughtering and dressing.

Establishment
Pilgrim's Pride Processing Plant
Parent company
PILGRIM'S PRIDE
Street
125 INDUSTRIAL BLVD
City
ELLIJAY
State
GA
ZIP
30540
On-site location
Pre-chiller
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

EE stated he was replacing a chain on the chiller

EE stated I was getting ready to replace chain on drive sprocket. While rolling the belt to get chain in position to take master link off the paddle inside the chiller reached top of stroke and started on down swing and sped up. I was still trying to turn belt and my left hand got hung between the belt and pulley. I jerked my hand out but it cut my thumb when I did.

Laceration to left thumb

Belt and pulley

Laceration to left thumb pulley on belt

Job description
maintenance mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311615 — Chickens, slaughtering and dressing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
932
Total hours worked
1838117
Establishment ID
186998
Employer case #
2025-05
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
7:20
Filing year
2025
Submitted
06JAN26:19:53:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.