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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021098266 · 9/24/2021 · 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
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
Smithfield Foods
Location
1220 N 6th Street, MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS, 61462
NAICS
311611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On September 24, 2021, an employee was shackling the hind leg of a hog and placing it onto a rail. The employee went to hang the hook on the rail when a pusher came into contact with the hook and began sliding it down the rail. The employee's left index finger got pinched between the pusher and edge of the guard for the shackle rail, resulting in an amputation to the distal tip of the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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