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1,651 OSHA severe injury reports in NEBRASKA.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 1,651 workplace severe injury reports with employer names, locations, and incident details. Each report documents a hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss as reported to OSHA. Use the filters below to narrow results.
| Date | Employer | Location | Event | Nature | Body Part | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2018 | Fremont Electric, Inc. | TEKAMAH, Nebraska | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 14, 2018 | The James Skinner Co. | OMAHA, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 12, 2018 | Hiland Ice Cream | NORFOLK, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 11, 2018 | Frontier Cooperative Company | COLUMBUS, Nebraska | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 10, 2018 | Speedway Motors Inc. | LINCOLN, Nebraska | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrical burns, unspecified | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 10, 2018 | Walmart | KEARNEY, Nebraska | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Dec 4, 2018 | Bomgaars Supply, Inc. | IMPERIAL, Nebraska | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 3, 2018 | Hastings HVAC, Inc. | HASTINGS, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Nov 28, 2018 | Behlen Manufacturing Company | COLUMBUS, Nebraska | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Nov 27, 2018 | Tyson Foods Inc | DAKOTA CITY, Nebraska | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 26, 2018 | Cabela's Call Center | GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 26, 2018 | Silverstone, Inc. | OMAHA, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 21, 2018 | T.H. Construction Company | LINCOLN, Nebraska | Excavation or trenching cave-in | Traumatic injuries to nerves, except the spinal cord, unspecified | Lower extremities, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Cargill | SCHUYLER, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 8, 2018 | K.W. Boring, Inc. | SPRINGFIELD, Nebraska | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Fractures | Skull | Hospitalized |
| Nov 7, 2018 | WEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY | KEARNEY, Nebraska | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Nov 7, 2018 | Curbit, Inc. | EUSTIS, Nebraska | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 5, 2018 | Arbor Industries, Inc. | LINCOLN, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 5, 2018 | Gerkin Windows and Doors | SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Nebraska | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 2, 2018 | Jensen Well Company Inc | LINCOLN, Nebraska | Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode | Sprains | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 1, 2018 | BALDWIN FILTERS MFG. | KEARNEY, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 28, 2018 | Omaha Steel Castings Co LLC | WAHOO, Nebraska | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 25, 2018 | Hodges Enterprises 3 LLC | OMAHA, Nebraska | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Oct 22, 2018 | PALLETON OF FREMONT, INC. | FREMONT, Nebraska | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 22, 2018 | Target Corp. | OMAHA, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to slipping | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 22, 2018 | Sargent Irrigation, Company | BROKEN BOW, Nebraska | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 22, 2018 | James Skinner Co. | OMAHA, Nebraska | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Hexagon Lincoln Inc. | LINCOLN, Nebraska | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Midlands Carrier Transicold | OMAHA, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Oct 19, 2018 | CONSTRUCTORS, INC. | UNION, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 16, 2018 | Honeywell | NEBRASKA CITY, Nebraska | Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional | Gunshot wounds | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 10, 2018 | Tyson Foods Inc. | LEXINGTON, Nebraska | Fire, unspecified | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 10, 2018 | Molex, LLC | LINCOLN, Nebraska | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Strains | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Oct 3, 2018 | ContiTech USA, Inc. | LINCOLN, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Avulsions, enucleations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 3, 2018 | Sioux City Foundry | SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Nebraska | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 2, 2018 | Cleary Building Corp. | HERSHEY, Nebraska | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 1, 2018 | CSS Farms, LLC | NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Oct 1, 2018 | US Foods Inc. | GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Oct 1, 2018 | Omaha Steel Castings Co LLC | WAHOO, Nebraska | Struck by discharged object or substance | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 1, 2018 | United Seating and Mobility, LLC | OMAHA, Nebraska | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Sep 27, 2018 | STEPHENS & SMITH CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. | OMAHA, Nebraska | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Sep 22, 2018 | JBS USA LLC | GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 17, 2018 | West Point Dairy Products, LLC | WEST POINT, Nebraska | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Sep 17, 2018 | SOUTHWARK METAL MANUFACTURING CO. | FREMONT, Nebraska | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Crushing injuries | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 17, 2018 | ATLAS STEEL ERECTION | WAHOO, Nebraska | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Sep 12, 2018 | Nebraska Plumbing | OMAHA, Nebraska | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 12, 2018 | LOWES HOME IMPROVEMENT | OMAHA, Nebraska | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Sep 4, 2018 | Tyson Foods, Inc. | LEXINGTON, Nebraska | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Sep 4, 2018 | Neenah Foundry, Inc. | LINCOLN, Nebraska | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Aug 27, 2018 | Midwest Farm Service Co. | BRIDGEPORT, Nebraska | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA requires employers to report all workplace injuries resulting in hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Each report in this database includes the employer name, full address, a description of the event, the nature of injury, and a detailed narrative of what happened.
The most common severe workplace injuries include amputations, fractures, crushing injuries, burns, and multiple injuries. Falls, being struck by objects, caught-in/between incidents, and exposure to harmful substances are among the most common event types.
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