Amputations

Name: Amputations at Smithfield Foods
Start: 3/11/2023

1 amputation · 2023032230 · 3/11/2023 · Smithfield Foods

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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 Foods
Location: 805 East Kemper Road, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45246
NAICS: 311991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unjamming a conveyor drive sprocket when their right middle finger was caught in the chain, resulting in amputation of the fingertip. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

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