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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020066107 · 6/30/2020 · HASTINGS FOOD LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
HASTINGS FOOD LLC
Location
3321 ISLAND CIR, GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, 68803
NAICS
311611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a meat packaging machine. The employee's right hand was caught between the sealing head and the sealing bucket. The employee suffered lacerations to the middle and index fingers, as well as an amputation to the ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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