Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2019-07-30	Beardstown	Illinois	Swift Pork Company	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
On July 30, 2019, an employee was moving boxes onto a pallet when he felt a pinch in his lower left pelvic area. He was hospitalized due to a hernia.
2019-03-19	Beardstown	Illinois	Swift Pork Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
At 11:10 a.m. on March 19, 2019, a janitor working near the loin saddle position on the main break of a cut floor suffered a right ring finger amputation when reaching to grab a hook that was caught in a conveyor.
2018-03-27	Beardstown	Illinois	Caraustar Industries	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On March 27, 2018, at approximately 7:30 AM, an employee noticed a piece of trim tangled up on a slitter and was in the process of clearing the machine when the blade cut him. He suffered a distal tip amputation of his left thumb.
2016-01-26	Beardstown	Illinois	Swift Pork Company	Forearm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a hook in his left hand to rotate a hog while holding a trim knife in his right hand. The knife punctured his left forearm between his wrist and elbow.
2016-01-05	Beardstown	Illinois	Swift Pork Company	Hip(s)	Sudden start or stop, nonroadway
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift when the forklift stopped suddenly and flung the employee off backwards. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left hip.
2015-09-21	Beardstown	Illinois	International Casings Group, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
While he was searching for a missing knife on a gut slide in the casing department, an employee's finger got caught in the moving gut conveyor belt. His right middle finger was amputated.