Smithfield Foods
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss — WICHITA, KANSAS
| Employer | Smithfield Foods | Report ID | 2025077052 |
| Address | 2323 S Sheridan | City, State ZIP | WICHITA, KANSAS 67213 |
| Event Date | July 20, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 | Inspection # | 1839460 |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.65000, -97.38000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was tearing down a sausage-linking machine as part of a weekly pipe clean out. As the meat piled up on the machine, he went to clean the meat off the top of the machine. The metering gears contacted his left index finger, resulting in a soft tissue fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On July 20, 2025, a worker at Smithfield Foods in WICHITA, KANSAS suffered avulsions, enucleations without 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 food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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