Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221438260

SWIFT BEEF COMPANY

Event
Jammed, Partial Amputation, Stuck, Thumb
NAICS
311611
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345788335
Employer profile
SWIFT BEEF COMPANY
Summary number
221438260
Report ID
0728900

Event description

Employee partially amputates thumb while using down-puller m

Investigation abstract

At approximately 2:45 p.m. on February 11, 2022, an employee was attempting to unjam a hide that was stuck in the down puller. The employee's thumb became stuck in the down-puller machine. The employee suffered a partial amputation to right thumb. The employee was hospitalized to treat these injuries.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

    Event type
    2

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