Smithfield Packaged Meat Corporation
Struck by running powered equipment unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — 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
OSHA has recorded 234 severe injury reports involving "Struck by running powered equipment unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by running powered equipment unspecified injuries.
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