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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 20241211223 · 12/5/2024 · 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: Pumps except oil well
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 working to unplug a sludge pump when their right index fingertip was amputated by the impeller.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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