MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS—
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Nonspecified injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Smithfield Foods, Inc., 1220 N. 6th St., MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS 61462 on — Nonspecified injuries and disorders, n.e.c., affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On December 8, 2022, while hanging hog stomachs and inverting them before packaging, an employee developed pain in the right thumb. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered inadequate blood flow due to heat inside their glove.
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