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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017076478 · 7/13/2017 · Swift Beef Co.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was attempting to shackle a cow that had survived the slaughter process, using a chain connected to a winch. As the cow was rolling around, the employee attached the chain to the cow and started the winch. When the winched tightened, the chain also tightened and pinched the employee's fingers, amputating the left middle and index fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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