Gibraltar Packaging, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — 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.
Context
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