Amputations

Name: Amputations at Smithfield Farmland Corporation
Start: 11/14/2016

1 amputation · 20161110711 · 11/14/2016 · Smithfield Farmland Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name: Smithfield Farmland Corporation
Location: 2323 S. SHERIDAN ST., WICHITA, KANSAS, 67213
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While operating a packaging machine, an employee's hand was caught between the ceiling head and the die, amputating the right middle fingertip. The guard was removed at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown