Amputations

Name: Amputations at John Morrell & Co.
Start: 10/7/2017

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017109632 · 10/7/2017 · John Morrell & Co.

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: Butchering machinery
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: John Morrell & Co.
Location: 1400 NORTH WEBER AVENUE, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57103
NAICS: 311611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was fixing a switch on a rail line. The switch is near the main chain that pulls hog carcasses through the conveyor. The employee's glove was caught in the chain and the employee's left finger was amputated.

Source

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