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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20201212120 · 12/31/2020 · Smithfield Foods

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Smithfield Foods
Location
2223 Industrial Rd, CRETE, NEBRASKA, 68333
NAICS
493120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was packing hind feet in boxes when their artificial finger nail was caught in a segmented transfer conveyor. The employee sustained an avulsion and required surgical amputation of the left middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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