Swift Beef Company

Struck by discharged object or substance — Thermal burns degree unspecified — GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Swift Beef Company in GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
Employer Swift Beef Company Report ID 2025076802
Address 555 S Stuhr Rd City, State ZIP GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA 68801
Event Date July 14, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Thermal burns degree unspecified Body Part Part of body unspecified
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance Source of Injury Steam, vapors nonchemical
Secondary Source Pumps except oil well
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.92000, -98.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a pump. When a cap was opened to prime the pump, pressurized steam was released and burned the left side of the employee's body. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 14, 2025, a worker at Swift Beef Company in GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA suffered thermal burns degree unspecified to the part of body unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with steam, vapors nonchemical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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