Omaha Box Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Avulsions, enucleations — OMAHA, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Omaha Box Company in OMAHA, NEBRASKA
Employer Omaha Box Company Report ID 2018077791
Address 2501 N 21st East City, State ZIP OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68110
Event Date July 31, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Paper production machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322211 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.28000, -95.90000

Incident Narrative

Two temporary employees were feeding sheets into a roller mill and one employee's right hand was caught in the mill. He suffered a dorsal avulsion and fracture to the right hand.

Incident Summary

On July 31, 2018, a worker at Omaha Box Company in OMAHA, NEBRASKA suffered avulsions, enucleations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with paper production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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