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Nature's Variety

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Nature's Variety in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Employer Nature's Variety Report ID 2020032690
Address 235 SW 32nd St. City, State ZIP LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68522
Event Date March 23, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Sealing, stapling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.81000, -96.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a sealer for plastic bags. A rotating shaft in the sealer caught his sleeve and broke his left arm.

Incident Summary

On March 23, 2020, a worker at Nature's Variety in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with sealing, stapling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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