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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

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
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