Cargill, Inc.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cargill, Inc. in NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA
Employer Cargill, Inc. Report ID 2016109668
Address 2601 Industrial Rd. City, State ZIP NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA 68410
Event Date October 13, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Sealing, stapling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # 1185593
GPS Coordinates 40.66000, -95.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a jam in the cryo-vac machine and caught the left index fingertip on the propeller resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On October 13, 2016, a worker at Cargill, Inc. in NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with sealing, stapling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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