Smithfield Foods
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS
| Employer | Smithfield Foods | Report ID | 20221211262 |
| Address | 1920 Lacy Dr. | City, State ZIP | JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS 66441 |
| Event Date | December 30, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311991 | Inspection # | 1642439 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.00000, -96.86000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing a jam of packaging material on a packaging machine. The crosscut blades inside the machine activated and contacted his left hand, causing partial amputations to his thumb and index finger.
Incident Summary
On December 30, 2022, a worker at Smithfield Foods in JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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