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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025010991 · 1/30/2025 · Smithfield Foods Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thumb(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Valves, nozzles

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was putting a pipe back together and was setting up equipment prior to start of production. The air valve was turned on and the employee's left thumb was partially amputated by the butterfly spindle inside the pipe.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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