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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016099034 · 9/23/2016 · Swift Beef Co.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
Swift Beef Co.
Location
555 S. Stuhr Rd., GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, 68801
NAICS
311611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's coworker was sawing 1-inch hind shanks, while the employee pulled the product and bagged it after it was cut. A piece of fat was pulled into the saw. When the employee attempted to remove it, her left index finger was amputated just above the second knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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