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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019099324 · 9/7/2019 · Greater Omaha Packing Company, 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
Greater Omaha Packing Company, Inc.
Location
3001 L Street, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68107
NAICS
311611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While observing two other maintenance employees troubleshoot a skinning machine, the injured employee's hand was caught between the tooth rollers of the skinning machine. The injured employee sustained the amputation of four digits.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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