PSSI
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — CRETE, NEBRASKA
| Employer | PSSI | Report ID | 2024088072 |
| Address | 2223 County Road I | City, State ZIP | CRETE, NEBRASKA 68333 |
| Event Date | August 30, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Conveyors belt, slot, chain |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 325998 | Inspection # | 1773344 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.57000, -96.96000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning the bacon department by spraying the floor and two running bacon conveyor belts with a hose and hot water. The employee placed her hand on the side of the conveyor to remove the slippery layer of bacon residue. Her left index and middle fingers contacted the conveyor belt next to a roller and was pulled into a structural part of the bacon press that had a metal edge. The employee sustained an amputation to her index and middle fingertips.
Incident Summary
On August 30, 2024, a worker at PSSI in CRETE, NEBRASKA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with conveyors belt, slot, chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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