Amputations

Name: Amputations at Smithfield Foods
Start: 11/28/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161111071 · 11/28/2016 · Smithfield Foods

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 by or caught in swinging door or gate
Source: Doors, except garage and vehicle

Employer

Name: Smithfield Foods
Location: 1400 North Weber Avenue, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57103
NAICS: 311412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee's finger became stuck in a door jamb after the door closed on it. When he pulled away, his right pinky finger was de-gloved and had to be amputated to the first joint.

Source

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