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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015118466 · 11/10/2015 · Greater Omaha Packing Co, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Butchering machinery
Secondary source
Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name
Greater Omaha Packing Co, Inc.
Location
3001 L Street, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68107
NAICS
311612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the rollers on the skinner. The machine was locked out at the time. After the adjustments were finished, the employee removed tools from the machine, removed the lock, and re-energized the skinner. The employee pressed the foot pedal and the machine started. The employee's left hand was on the surface of the skinner, which grabbed the employee's left arm sleeve and pulled it into the skinner, severely lacerating the employee's left hand and partially amputating the left-hand thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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