# Crushing injuries at Greater Omaha Packing Company
> OSHA SIR `2016076802` · 7/26/2016 · OMAHA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Greater Omaha Packing Company
- **Location:** 3001 L Street, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68107
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An injured employee was assisting another employee on the skinning machine. When the second employee turned to move a table, the lid came crashing down onto the injured employee's left hand, crushing the two middle fingers.

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