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Swift Beef Co.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Swift Beef Co. in GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
Employer Swift Beef Co. Report ID 2017076377
Address 555 S. Stuhr Rd. City, State ZIP GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA 68801
Event Date July 11, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection # 1245166
GPS Coordinates 40.92000, -98.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a bale of material that had settled into a grated auger opening. As he reached to replace the grating over the auger, his right middle fingertip was caught and amputated between the grating and the running auger.

Incident Summary

On July 11, 2017, a worker at Swift Beef Co. in GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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