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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 2017065615 · 6/19/2017 · Smithfield Foods

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), except finger(s)
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
Smithfield Foods
Location
2223 Co Rd I, CRETE, NEBRASKA, 68333
NAICS
311612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was skinning hams on a pedestal skinner. As he pushed down on the end of the ham, his hand rolled over and the skinner caught the top of his right hand, avulsing it. He was wearing the correct PPE at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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