Green Plains Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Cuts, lacerations — YORK, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Green Plains Inc. in YORK, NEBRASKA
Employer Green Plains Inc. Report ID 2019065537
Address 1414 Road "O" City, State ZIP YORK, NEBRASKA 68467
Event Date June 2, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Conveyors-screw, auger
Industry (NAICS) 325193 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.89000, -97.54000

Incident Narrative

An employee was checking a conveyor through an inspection port. The employee's left hand was caught in the inspection port and lacerated, on the top and bottom, by the paddles on the auger. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On June 2, 2019, a worker at Green Plains Inc. in YORK, NEBRASKA suffered cuts, lacerations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with conveyors-screw, auger identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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