| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-08 | Cactus | Tx | Swift Beef Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was cutting product on a chuck saw when the saw amputated the tip of their right thumb above the fingernail. | |||||
| 2021-03-29 | Cactus | Tx | Swift Beef Company | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was separating product from an animal carcass using a saw and amputated their left thumb tip just below the nail. | |||||
| 2020-05-11 | Cactus | Texas | Swift Beef Company | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was climbing a fixed ladder while carrying plastic to place the plastic over a hole on the roof that was leaking due to a storm. He slipped and fell approximately 12 feet off the ladder to a lower level, fracturing his right wrist and right hip. | |||||
| 2020-03-02 | Cactus | Texas | Swift Beef Company-Wet Blue Tannery | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| While moving a table, an employee's finger was caught between the framework of the table and an adjacent table. The finger was amputated to the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2020-01-29 | Cactus | Texas | PSSI | Head | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on a stand assisting a setup when he slipped from the stand and struck his head on the edge of the platform, lacerating the left side of his head. | |||||
| 2019-08-27 | Cactus | Texas | Swift Beef Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was working at the break chain area using a circular saw to make cuts in a carcass when the saw amputated the employee's left ring finger above the middle knuckle. | |||||
| 2019-07-26 | Cactus | Texas | Swift Beef Company | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| An employee was holding the doors open for employees leaving the fab area when his right thumb was caught in the hinge of a door, causing an amputation to the tip of his right thumb. | |||||
| 2019-05-29 | Cactus | Texas | Swift Beef Company | Leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was icing the hides. A tub fell from a forklift during transport and struck the employee fracturing a leg. | |||||
| 2019-05-12 | Cactus | Texas | Swift Beef Company | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was working on a ladder approximately 45 inches high when his wrench slipped, causing him to fall off the ladder to the ground. He suffered fractured ribs. | |||||
| 2019-04-18 | Cactus | Texas | Swift Beef Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was pulling a strip of beef off the belt with force when his right second finger was caught between the meat and the trim saver, receiving lacerations. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-03-04 | Cactus | Texas | SWIFT BEEF COMPANY | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was walking toward a locker room when he slipped and fell on his right side, breaking his left femur in the process. | |||||
| 2019-02-04 | Cactus | Texas | Swift Beef Company | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was walking toward the locker room when he slipped and fell on his right side, twisting his leg and resulting in a fracture. | |||||
| 2018-09-20 | Cactus | Texas | Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was verifying that ground beef transfer equipment had been cleaned. The equipment lacerated her lower left leg. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-07-26 | Cactus | Texas | Swift Beef Company | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was working on a split saw bench when the bench came down on him. He suffered a broken shoulder and laceration. There was no block in place at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2018-06-18 | Cactus | Texas | JBS Swift & Company | Upper arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was closing a separator when a pipe popped off, releasing tallow that burned the employee's left upper arm. | |||||
| 2018-05-29 | Cactus | Texas | JBS USA LLC | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person |
| The injured employee was at the hand wash sink. Another employee went behind her and fell backwards lacerating the injured employee's upper left shoulder with a knife. | |||||
| 2018-02-23 | Cactus | Texas | JBS Swift Beef Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee heard a sound that caused them to turn and their left index finger came in contact with a saw blade causing an amputation to the knuckle. | |||||
| 2018-01-22 | Cactus | Texas | Swift Beef Company | Forearm(s) | Slip on substance without fall |
| An employee was walking near a conveyor when he slipped on fat on the floor and attempted to break his fall by grabbing the conveyor. His arm was pulled into the conveyor, fracturing his right radius. | |||||
| 2017-09-20 | Cactus | Texas | Swift Beef Company | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped and fell on the floor, fracturing an arm. | |||||
| 2017-06-20 | Cactus | Texas | Swift Beef Company-Wet Blue Tannery | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee suffered a right index finger amputation to the first knuckle while operating a stuffer machine. | |||||
| 2017-02-24 | Cactus | Texas | Swift Beef Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On February 24, 2017, an employee was sanitizing the hock cutter when it amputated his finger pad. | |||||
| 2017-02-02 | Cactus | Texas | Swift Beef Company | Arm(s) | Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing |
| An employee was stabbed in the right arm by a coworker, suffering tendon and muscle damage. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-08-17 | Cactus | Texas | Swift Beef Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was cleaning up trash and had his hand on the outside of the table when someone moved the table and it pinched his fingers, amputating his right middle finger to the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2016-07-27 | Cactus | Texas | Swift Beef Company | Thigh(s) | Trampled by or stepped on by animal |
| An employee was moving cattle when an animal turned and charged him. The animal stepped on him, fracturing his femur bone. | |||||
| 2016-05-04 | Cactus | Texas | JBS Swift Beef Company | Upper extremities | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was unclogging a pump. While tightening the lid, the lid popped off and water at approximately 180 degrees splashed onto the employee's body burning his upper extremities. The employee received second and third degree burns. | |||||
| 2015-10-07 | Cactus | Texas | JBS | Leg(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was using air to blow out the line of a pump in the rending room when the air caused a pump plate to come loose and strike the employee's left leg, fracturing it. | |||||