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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024109779 · 10/21/2024 · Smithfield Foods

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Meat grinders
Secondary source
"Lock out/ tag out" communication systems

Employer

Name
Smithfield Foods
Location
3660 North Parkway, CUMMING, GEORGIA, 30040
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a meat blockage from an auger and amputated his right index finger. The machine was guarded but not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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