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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025043979 · 4/29/2025 · Smithfield Fresh Meats Inc.

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
Butchering machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Smithfield Fresh Meats Inc.
Location
22123 HWY 5, MILAN, MISSOURI, 63556
NAICS
311611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was staging product for the belt-fed rib saw when a jam occurred inside the saw housing. While clearing the jam, the employee's left middle and ring fingers contacted the saw blade. The ring fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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