Cimpl Meats

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cimpl Meats in YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Cimpl Meats Report ID 2016010398
Address 1000 Cattle Drive City, State ZIP YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 57078
Event Date January 15, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection # 1120323
GPS Coordinates 42.87000, -97.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee amputated two fingers when his hand contacted a running vertical band saw while he attempted to remove the ribs from the spine of a cattle rib set.

Incident Summary

On January 15, 2016, a worker at Cimpl Meats in YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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