National Beef Packing Company, LLC
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DODGE CITY, KANSAS
| Employer | National Beef Packing Company, LLC | Report ID | 2024087518 |
| Address | 2000 E. Trail St. | City, State ZIP | DODGE CITY, KANSAS 67801 |
| Event Date | August 15, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Butchering machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311611 | Inspection # | 1770642 |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.74000, -99.98000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was shackling cows at the shackling station when his right thumb was caught in a shackle and he sustained an amputation to the thumb tip.
Incident Summary
On August 15, 2024, a worker at National Beef Packing Company, LLC in DODGE CITY, KANSAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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