OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221448384

SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.

VERNON, CA· 2022-01-12T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Catch Point, Caught By, Conveyor, Crushed, Deboning, Drum, Falling Object, Food processing, Forearm, Guard, Hand, Hand Tool, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Meat Processing, Pulled In, Sprocket, Unguarded
NAICS: 311612
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345732895
Employer profile: SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.
Summary number: 221448384
Report ID: 0950635

Event description

Employee crushes hand and arm when caught in deboning convey

Investigation abstract

At 10:15 a.m. on January 12, 2022, an employee was attempting to retrieve a small meat hook hand tool that had a coworker had dropped onto a meat deboning chain conveyor. The employee placed his left hand on the upper conveyor at which time the end of the drum sprocket caught his hand and drew it into the machine. The employee crushed and lacerated his hand and forearm as a result requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 22 F

Event type
2

Occupation code
888

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