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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022075944 · 7/8/2022 · Smithfield Packaged Meats

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Smithfield Packaged Meats
Location
5015 South 33rd Street, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68107
NAICS
311612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a drive to a conveyor. As he worked on the chain, the conveyor started up and caught his left hand fingers in the sprocket resulting in amputation of the index, middle and ring fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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