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CHIEF INDUSTRIES, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — KEARNEY, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at CHIEF INDUSTRIES, INC. in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
Employer CHIEF INDUSTRIES, INC. Report ID 2015074979
Address 4400 E 39TH STREET City, State ZIP KEARNEY, NEBRASKA 68848
Event Date July 23, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Brake presses
Industry (NAICS) 333111 Inspection # 1081949
GPS Coordinates 40.71000, -99.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was running a brake press. The brake broke in half, and the ram fell onto and crushed the employee's right hand. The employee had surgery.

Incident Summary

On July 23, 2015, a worker at CHIEF INDUSTRIES, INC. in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with brake presses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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