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Midwest Manufacturing Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — VALLEY, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Midwest Manufacturing Corporation in VALLEY, NEBRASKA
Employer Midwest Manufacturing Corporation Report ID 2021087432
Address 4801 N 264th St City, State ZIP VALLEY, NEBRASKA 68064
Event Date August 30, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-chain
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 327390 Inspection # 1551801
GPS Coordinates 41.30000, -96.32000

Incident Narrative

Employees had been replacing a conveyor roller. When the conveyor was restarted, an employee's gloves were caught in the chain resulting in amputation of the right index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On August 30, 2021, a worker at Midwest Manufacturing Corporation in VALLEY, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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