Smithfield Packaged Meats Corporation
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Smithfield Packaged Meats Corporation | Report ID | 2025021903 |
| Address | 1400 North Weber Avenue | City, State ZIP | SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA 57103 |
| Event Date | February 27, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Bottling, canning, filling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311611 | Inspection # | 1807821 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.56000, -96.72000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working as a product tree pusher. He was removing damaged product when his right hand was caught between the head sealer and the bottom seal plate on the form-fill-seal packaging machine. The employee sustained amputations to his little and ring fingers. The machine was not locked out/tagged out or guarded at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On February 27, 2025, a worker at Smithfield Packaged Meats Corporation in SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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