Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Smithfield Hog Production - Missouri, 17999 US Hwy. 65, PRINCETON, MISSOURI 64673
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was starting a pit scraper machine. The employee's right middle finger was caught in the machine's belt and pulley system. The fingertip was medically amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.
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