Empirical Foods, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEBRASKA
| Employer | Empirical Foods, Inc. | Report ID | 2023054506 |
| Address | 6001 Dakota Avenue | City, State ZIP | SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEBRASKA 68776 |
| Event Date | May 20, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-belt |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 | Inspection # | 1672872 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.46000, -96.41000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning and inspecting an in-feed conveyor belt when their right arm was caught in the conveyor drive chain and sprocket, resulting in fractures and lacerations.
Incident Summary
On May 20, 2023, a worker at Empirical Foods, Inc. in SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEBRASKA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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