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Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Avulsions, enucleations — DODGE CITY, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation in DODGE CITY, KANSAS
Employer Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation Report ID 2015096618
Address 3201 E. Hwy 400 City, State ZIP DODGE CITY, KANSAS 67801
Event Date September 10, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Clamps, couplings
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection # 1092359
GPS Coordinates 37.74000, -99.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attaching clamps to a hide at the side puller station on the kill side of the plant when his left thumb got caught in the clamp. He sustained a left thumb avulsion.

Incident Summary

On September 10, 2015, a worker at Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation in DODGE CITY, KANSAS suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with clamps, couplings identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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