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EATON CORPORATION

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Cuts, lacerations — KEARNEY, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at EATON CORPORATION in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
Employer EATON CORPORATION Report ID 2022076100
Address 4200 HIGHWAY 30 EAST City, State ZIP KEARNEY, NEBRASKA 68848
Event Date July 13, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Buckets, baskets, pails
Secondary Source Tables, worktables
Industry (NAICS) 522130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.70000, -99.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee had three baskets of parts stacked on a work table. The top basket slid off the table and lacerated her right thigh.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2022, a worker at EATON CORPORATION in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA suffered cuts, lacerations to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with buckets, baskets, pails identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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