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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020087902 · 8/20/2020 · Nebraska Beef, LTD

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Nebraska Beef, LTD
Location
4501 S 36th St., OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68107
NAICS
311611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was washing down a conveyor belt. He slipped on a platform and his glove went into a 3/4-inch gap in the back of the chain guard. The chain drive pulled in his hand. He suffered amputations to the left ring and index fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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