Packers Sanitation Solutions Inc.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing - Fractures and surface, flesh wounds - DAKOTA CITY, Nebraska

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Packers Sanitation Solutions Inc. in DAKOTA CITY, Nebraska
Employer Packers Sanitation Solutions Inc.
Address 5200 Dakota Avenue
City, State ZIP DAKOTA CITY, Nebraska 68731
Report ID 2025032002
Event Date March 1, 2025
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source of Injury Conveyors unspecified
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 311999
Inspection # 1808810
GPS Coordinates 42.43029, -96.41433

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Incident Narrative

An employee was freeing material from a conveyor when his hand became caught between the conveyor and the guarding. The employee sustained a laceration and fractures to his hand and arm.

Incident Summary

On March 1, 2025, a worker at Packers Sanitation Solutions Inc. in DAKOTA CITY, Nebraska suffered fractures and surface, flesh wounds to the hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with conveyors unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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