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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016109950 · 10/22/2016 · Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Wood, lumber, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Location
410 Kirk Road, SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS, 60174
NAICS
311991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On October 22, 2016, an employee was pushing a stick cart. The employee had his left hand on top of the stick cart when he hit another stick cart. The wooden sticks came towards his hand amputating the distal part of his left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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