Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.
Struck by door, gate, window — Amputations involving bone loss — CUDAHY, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | Report ID | 2025043484 |
| Address | 1 sweet applewood lane | City, State ZIP | CUDAHY, WISCONSIN 53110 |
| Event Date | April 14, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by door, gate, window | Source of Injury | Doors swinging and sliding |
| Secondary Source | Industrial building | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.95000, -87.86000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was standing near a doorway, helping pass a flexible hose through a window when the door closed on his right middle finger. He suffered a non-displaced fracture to the last joint of the finger and a partial amputation through the distal phalanx.
Incident Summary
On April 14, 2025, a worker at Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. in CUDAHY, WISCONSIN suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by door, gate, window, with doors swinging and sliding identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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