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Beef Products Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Beef Products Inc. in SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEBRASKA
Employer Beef Products Inc. Report ID 2016010492
Address 360 164th St. S. City, State ZIP SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEBRASKA 68776
Event Date January 19, 2016 Outcome 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) 311612 Inspection # 1121104
GPS Coordinates 42.45000, -96.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning an auger and replacing a plug when the flight of the auger amputated 1/4 of the left middle finger.

Incident Summary

On January 19, 2016, a worker at Beef Products Inc. in SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEBRASKA 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 amputation.

Context

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