Gibraltar Packaging, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HASTINGS, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Gibraltar Packaging, LLC in HASTINGS, NEBRASKA
Employer Gibraltar Packaging, LLC Report ID 20161111207
Address 200 Sumit Ave. City, State ZIP HASTINGS, NEBRASKA 68901
Event Date November 30, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Banding, baling, strapping machinery
Industry (NAICS) 322226 Inspection # 1198557
GPS Coordinates 40.59000, -98.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unjamming the core baler machine when the right hand was pulled into the core cutting nip. The employee suffered open fractures to the second, third and fourth digits on the right hand. Two days later the employee's middle fingertip was surgically amputated.

Incident Summary

On November 30, 2016, a worker at Gibraltar Packaging, LLC in HASTINGS, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with banding, baling, strapping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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