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Western Sugar Cooperative

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Cuts, lacerations — SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Western Sugar Cooperative in SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA
Employer Western Sugar Cooperative Report ID 20191010796
Address 2100 East Overland Drive City, State ZIP SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA 69361
Event Date October 16, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Parts and materials, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311313 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.85000, -103.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing a parts replacement on equipment when a stainless steel mesh part struck his hand, causing a laceration through his leather work glove. He was hospitalized, requiring stitches and surgery.

Incident Summary

On October 16, 2019, a worker at Western Sugar Cooperative in SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA suffered cuts, lacerations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with parts and materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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