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W.G. Waldbam

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at W.G. Waldbam in CONCORD, NEBRASKA
Employer W.G. Waldbam Report ID 2019021195
Address 57961 864 Rd City, State ZIP CONCORD, NEBRASKA 68728
Event Date February 1, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 112310 Inspection # 1376391
GPS Coordinates 42.35000, -96.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee had just started his shift in the pullet house and noticed a pullet chick caught in the feed chain end wheel. He attempted to retrieve it and his finger was caught in the chain and sprocket resulting in partial amputation of the right ring finger.

Incident Summary

On February 1, 2019, a worker at W.G. Waldbam in CONCORD, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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