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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 2022098315 · 9/20/2022 · Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Elbow(s) and arms(s)
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Butchering machinery
Secondary source
Clothing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Location
1220 N. 6th St., MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS, 61462
NAICS
424470
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On September 20, 2022, an employee was working at a ham-skinning station on a line. The employee had just skinned a picnic ham, and was reaching to place it back on the conveyor, when the skinner machine's tooth roller caught the sleeve of his protective frock. His left arm was pulled into the machine, which sliced the elbow and the back of the arm, causing an avulsion. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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