Amputations

Name: Amputations at Swift Pork Company
Start: 3/19/2019

1 amputation · 2019032893 · 3/19/2019 · Swift Pork Company

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: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: Swift Pork Company
Location: 8295 Arenzville Rd, BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS, 62618
NAICS: 311611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At 11:10 a.m. on March 19, 2019, a janitor working near the loin saddle position on the main break of a cut floor suffered a right ring finger amputation when reaching to grab a hook that was caught in a conveyor.

Source

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