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National Beef Packing Co LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — DODGE CITY, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at National Beef Packing Co LLC in DODGE CITY, KANSAS
Employer National Beef Packing Co LLC Report ID 2015097210
Address 2000 E.Trail City, State ZIP DODGE CITY, KANSAS 67801
Event Date September 5, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection # 1097401
GPS Coordinates 37.74000, -99.98000

Incident Narrative

While cleaning the blade area on a hock cutter the "double trigger" was inadvertently activated resulting in the amputation of the left index finger to the first knuckle and a partial amputation of the tip of the middle finger.

Incident Summary

On September 5, 2015, a worker at National Beef Packing Co LLC in DODGE CITY, KANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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