ARNOLD, PENNSYLVANIA—
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Smithfield Foods, Inc., 2200 Rivers Edge Drive, ARNOLD, PENNSYLVANIA 15068 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
The employee was unloading a pallet to make a box using the mechanical rollback storage rack. The pallet got stuck and the employee attempted to dislodge the pallet with a rod/pole. The employee lost his footing and fell. The employee's left pinky finger was smashed by the falling pallet.
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