Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.
Start: 2/21/2025

1 amputation · 2025021715 · 2/21/2025 · 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: Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c.
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 operating a hot dog peeler. They went to remove a casing and their left middle finger struck the wheels of the peel, resulting in a fracture and avulsion that required medical amputation of the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown