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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017099159 · 9/24/2017 · 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
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage

Employer

Name
Smithfield Foods
Location
1400 North Weber Avenue, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57103
NAICS
311611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a sausage ribbon blender when it engaged, amputating the employee's right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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