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Packer Sanitation Service, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Packer Sanitation Service, Inc. in DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA
Employer Packer Sanitation Service, Inc. Report ID 2017021416
Address 1131 Dakota Avenue City, State ZIP DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA 68731
Event Date February 13, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561720 Inspection # 1213860
GPS Coordinates 42.47000, -96.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning trim extruders on the lower side of a locked out auger. During the cleaning process, the equipment was unlocked. At that time, the employee's right finger entered the auger's drain port and was amputated.

Incident Summary

On February 13, 2017, a worker at Packer Sanitation Service, Inc. in DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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