Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135142.015 - Employee's neck is lacerated when machine unexpectedly start

Accident Summary Nr: 135142.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 04/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1527443.015	04/26/2021		311615	Case Farms Processing, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 a.m. on April 15, 2021, an employee was working for a poultry processor. He worked in machinery maintenance. He and a coworker, also in maintenance, were repairing a chicken paw picker machine, also known as a picker finger machine. They were replacing parts of the machine without having first deenergized it. The machine was electrically powered. It unexpectedly started up, and parts began rotating. The picker finger base plate struck the employee, causing a 3-cm (1.2-in.) laceration to the right side of his neck. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Energized, Head, Laceration, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Maintenance, Neck, Rotating Parts, Started, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1527443.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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