Yankee Hill Brick Mfg. Co.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Yankee Hill Brick Mfg. Co. in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Employer Yankee Hill Brick Mfg. Co. Report ID 2016076108
Address 3705 S. Coddington Ave. City, State ZIP LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68522
Event Date July 7, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Jaw, chin
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Secondary Source Banding, baling, strapping machinery
Industry (NAICS) 327120 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.77000, -96.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee was straightening bricks on a jig for the shipping monorail. As the strapping machine on the monorail rotated, the employee's head was caught between the jig and the machine, fracturing her jaw.

Incident Summary

On July 7, 2016, a worker at Yankee Hill Brick Mfg. Co. in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA suffered fractures to the jaw, chin. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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