JBS Swift Beef
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Burns and other injuries, n.e.c. — GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
| Employer | JBS Swift Beef | Report ID | 2020021282 |
| Address | 555 S Stuhr Rd. | City, State ZIP | GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA 68801 |
| Event Date | February 8, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Burns and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 | Inspection # | 1463808 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.92000, -98.32000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing preventive maintenance on an overhead ground beef take-up conveyor and its motor/gearbox assembly. The employee's left arm was caught in the moving conveyor and skin was burned/removed.
Incident Summary
On February 8, 2020, a worker at JBS Swift Beef in GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA suffered burns and other injuries, n.e.c. to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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