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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019010943 · 1/26/2019 · Smithfield Packaged Meats

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Smithfield Packaged Meats
Location
3660 North Parkway, CUMMING, GEORGIA, 30040
NAICS
424470
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam in the chute of a running machine and was caught by the auger. The employee sustained the amputation of the right index finger to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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