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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024065287 · 6/14/2024 · Smithfield Foods

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Butchering machinery
Secondary source
Drives, belts, chains

Employer

Name
Smithfield Foods
Location
2223 Industrial Road, CRETE, NEBRASKA, 68333
NAICS
311611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on the intestine-processing machine in the casing department. He was using a hook to remove casings from the machine when his left middle finger contacted the chain and sprocket resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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