Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Smithfield Foods, Inc., 2223 COUNTY ROAD I, CRETE, NEBRASKA 68333
on , Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was pressing bacon when the press malfunctioned. While the employee was attempting to diagnose the problem, the machine cycled and crushed the employee's left hand in the point of operation, fracturing the pinky, ring, and thumb fingers and causing severe lacerations. The press was not locked out at the time of the incident.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.