Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201614906 - Employee Is Stuck by Needle While Vaccinating Chickens

Accident Summary Nr: 201614906 -- Report ID: 1054193 -- Event Date: 06/27/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315660266	07/06/2011	0761	115115	Jerry Ruiz
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315660282	07/06/2011	0252	112310	Wilcox Farms Inc

Abstract: On June 27, 2011, Employee #1, a temporary farm labor contractor, was sent to an egg production facility to manually vaccinate chickens with a Salmonella enteritidis vaccine. Employee #1 had to restrain the chickens in order to vaccinate them. As she was restraining one of the chickens, it moved, causing Employee #1 to miss the chicken and stick the needle in her hand. She was hospitalized for treatment. .

Keywords: PPE, AGRICULTURE, STUCK, HAND, PUNCTURE, INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315660266			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Farm workers
2	315660282					Occupation not reported

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