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Smithfield Packaged Meats

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CUMMING, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Smithfield Packaged Meats in CUMMING, GEORGIA
Employer Smithfield Packaged Meats Report ID 2019010943
Address 3660 North Parkway City, State ZIP CUMMING, GEORGIA 30040
Event Date January 26, 2019 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 Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 424470 Inspection # 1375002
GPS Coordinates 34.19000, -84.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam in the chute of a running machine and was caught by the auger. The employee sustained the amputation of the right index finger to the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On January 26, 2019, a worker at Smithfield Packaged Meats in CUMMING, GEORGIA 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 food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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