Avulsions, enucleations

Name: Avulsions, enucleations at Smithfield Foods
Start: 8/7/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088090 · 8/7/2019 · Smithfield Foods

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was using a hose to spray an overhead conveyor while on a six-foot extension ladder. The employee lost balance and their hand became caught in the running conveyor belt. The employee sustained three broken fingers and a partial degloving of the left hand.

Source

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