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Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. LLC

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. LLC in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Employer Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. LLC Report ID 2017076519
Address 200 S 2nd St City, State ZIP LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68508
Event Date July 14, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 561720 Inspection # 1248532
GPS Coordinates 40.81000, -96.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing bags on a bag tail blower on a packaging machine. While she was unhooking a bag from the blower, the blower motor lacerated her right index finger. Her finger had to be amputated at the fingernail.

Incident Summary

On July 14, 2017, a worker at Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. LLC in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,049 severe injury reports involving "Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified injuries.

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