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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022098486 · 9/26/2022 · Smithfield Foods

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
Secondary source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Smithfield Foods
Location
200 S. 2nd St., LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 68508
NAICS
311612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was assembling a machine. As he was placing a roller assembly onto the posts that held it in place, his right ring finger was caught between a post and its hole. He suffered a partial amputation to the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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