Smithfield Packaged Meats
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — OMAHA, NEBRASKA
| Employer | Smithfield Packaged Meats | Report ID | 2022075944 |
| Address | 5015 South 33rd Street | City, State ZIP | OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68107 |
| Event Date | July 8, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 | Inspection # | 1607442 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.20000, -95.96000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a drive to a conveyor. As he worked on the chain, the conveyor started up and caught his left hand fingers in the sprocket resulting in amputation of the index, middle and ring fingertips.
Incident Summary
On July 8, 2022, a worker at Smithfield Packaged Meats in OMAHA, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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