Smithfield Farmland Corp.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Amputations — JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Smithfield Farmland Corp. in JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS
Employer Smithfield Farmland Corp. Report ID 2015031004
Address 1920 Lacy Drive City, State ZIP JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS 66441
Event Date March 5, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # 1044877
GPS Coordinates 39.00000, -96.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee partially amputated his left-hand middle finger when his hand got caught between the forklift he was operating and a vat dumper safety bar.

Incident Summary

On March 5, 2015, a worker at Smithfield Farmland Corp. in JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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