Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1280929.015 - Jbs Swift & Company

Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1280929.015

Report ID: 0627510

Date Opened: 12/05/2017

Site Address:
Jbs Swift & Company
5950 Trails End Road
Cactus, TX 79013

Mailing Address:
5950 Trails End Road, Cactus, TX 79013

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 311611/Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/05/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/01/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1287430	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 101234.015

Event: 11/27/2017

Employee's fingers are amputated by conveyor pulley system

At 10:00 a.m. on November 27, 2017, Employee #1 was attempting to clear a jam of a trolley hook conveyor. Employee #1 pulled on a belt connected to the conveyor's pulley system when stored energy was released. His hand was pulled through the pulley cycle, sustaining the amputation of three of his fingers. Employee #1 was hospitalized and received treatment for his injury.

Keywords: Amputation, Belt, Caught In, Conveyor, Finger, Lockout, Pulley

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1280929.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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