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Gibbon Packing, LLC

Explosion, n.e.c. — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — GIBBON, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Gibbon Packing, LLC in GIBBON, NEBRASKA
Employer Gibbon Packing, LLC Report ID 2015041644
Address 218 E Hwy 30 City, State ZIP GIBBON, NEBRASKA 68840
Event Date April 1, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Explosion, n.e.c. Source of Injury Food products, unspecified
Secondary Source Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection # 1052874
GPS Coordinates 40.74000, -98.84000

Incident Narrative

An employee suffered severe burns to his nose, eyes, forehead, right forearm, and the frontal region of his neck when pressurized, hot product exploded and sprayed on him as he was looking in the cooker machine.

Incident Summary

On April 1, 2015, a worker at Gibbon Packing, LLC in GIBBON, NEBRASKA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as explosion, n.e.c., with food products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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