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DPS Construction

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Fractures — OMAHA, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at DPS Construction in OMAHA, NEBRASKA
Employer DPS Construction Report ID 20171212281
Address 3704 L St City, State ZIP OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68107
Event Date December 29, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.21000, -95.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a mechanical salt spreader (attached to a salt truck) when the salt spreader activated and hit the employee's right hand, breaking it.

Incident Summary

On December 29, 2017, a worker at DPS Construction in OMAHA, NEBRASKA suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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