Amputations

Name: Amputations at SMITHFIELD FOODS INC
Start: 5/13/2022

1 amputation · 2022054197 · 5/13/2022 · SMITHFIELD FOODS INC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name: SMITHFIELD FOODS INC
Location: 22123 HIGHWAY 5, MILAN, MISSOURI, 63556
NAICS: 311991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing product onto a conveyor that feeds a belt fed saw. His left hand came into contact with the saw blade causing partial amputations to his index, middle, and ring fingers. A guard was in place at the time.

Source

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