Greater Omaha Packing Company, Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Fractures — OMAHA, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Greater Omaha Packing Company, Inc. in OMAHA, NEBRASKA
Employer Greater Omaha Packing Company, Inc. Report ID 2022054555
Address 3001 L Street City, State ZIP OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68107
Event Date May 26, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection # 1599763
GPS Coordinates 41.21000, -95.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working from an aerial lift over 10 feet in the air, cleaning chains connected to tracks that moved cattle down a line. His hand was caught and broken between a track and a chain.

Incident Summary

On May 26, 2022, a worker at Greater Omaha Packing Company, Inc. in OMAHA, NEBRASKA suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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