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JBS Swift

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at JBS Swift in GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
Employer JBS Swift Report ID 2021064693
Address 555 South Stuhr Road City, State ZIP GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA 68801
Event Date June 9, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection # 1537037
GPS Coordinates 40.92000, -98.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unjamming a beef hide from a flesher machine when the flesher wheel closed on the employee's arm, fracturing the upper arm and wrist. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident, but was not locked out.

Incident Summary

On June 9, 2021, a worker at JBS Swift in GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA suffered fractures to the wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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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