Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.
Start: 1/15/2024

1 amputation · 2024010396 · 1/15/2024 · Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Butchering machinery
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.
Location: 1400 North Weber Avenue, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57103
NAICS: 311611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to start a stomach washer. When it would not start, he attempted to rotate the tub when it caught his little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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