Smithfield Packaged Meat Corporation

Struck by running powered equipment unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Smithfield Packaged Meat Corporation in JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS
Employer Smithfield Packaged Meat Corporation Report ID 2025066067
Address 1920 Lacy Dr City, State ZIP JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS 66441
Event Date June 25, 2025 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment unspecified Source of Injury Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary Source Drives, belts, chains
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # 1834449
GPS Coordinates 39.00000, -96.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working to clear plastic film from a packaging machine when she came in contact with a chain, resulting in an amputation to her middle fingertip.

Incident Summary

On June 25, 2025, a worker at Smithfield Packaged Meat Corporation in JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment unspecified, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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