Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Hormel Foods
Start: 11/10/2016

1 hospitalization · 20161110605 · 11/10/2016 · Hormel Foods

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source: Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Hormel Foods
Location: 900 S Platte Ave, FREMONT, NEBRASKA, 68025
NAICS: 311611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was inside a packaging machine. The operator did not see him and activated the machine. He was crushed and suffered spinal injuries. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown