Smithfield Foods
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss — CUMMING, GEORGIA
| Employer | Smithfield Foods | Report ID | 2024053845 |
| Address | 3660 North Parkway | City, State ZIP | CUMMING, GEORGIA 30040 |
| Event Date | May 2, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311999 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.19000, -84.15000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was installing a plate into a food forming machine when the plate slipped and crushed his right ring finger between the plate and the frame, resulting in a soft tissue amputation to the fingertip with a reattachment surgery.
Incident Summary
On May 2, 2024, a worker at Smithfield Foods in CUMMING, GEORGIA suffered avulsions, enucleations without bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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