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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 21, 2015 | Tyson Foods Inc. | LEXINGTON, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Avulsions, enucleations | Hand(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Dec 17, 2015 | Menard, Inc. | VALLEY, Nebraska | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 16, 2015 | Walmart | KEARNEY, Nebraska | Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 15, 2015 | Consolidated Concrete | HASTINGS, Nebraska | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Dec 15, 2015 | Tyson Foods, Inc. | OMAHA, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 10, 2015 | Tyson Foods Inc. | LEXINGTON, Nebraska | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 3, 2015 | NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER | BELLEVUE, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 1, 2015 | Builders Warehouse, Inc. | HASTINGS, Nebraska | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Dec 1, 2015 | Cargill Meat Solutions Corp | SCHUYLER, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 1, 2015 | York Cold Storage | YORK, Nebraska | Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 30, 2015 | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. (UPS) | GRETNA, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to slipping | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 23, 2015 | JBS Swift | GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Nov 19, 2015 | OVERLAND PRODUCTS | FREMONT, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 18, 2015 | Gibbon Packing, LLC. | GIBBON, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Nov 16, 2015 | Sampson Construcion Co. | OMAHA, Nebraska | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Crushing injuries | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 16, 2015 | Valmont Industries, Inc. | VALLEY, Nebraska | Kneeling, kneeling down-repetitive or prolonged | Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 12, 2015 | Helena Chemical Company | FALLS CITY, Nebraska | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Nov 12, 2015 | McKinnis Roofing | BLAIR, Nebraska | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Nov 12, 2015 | Frito LAY | NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 11, 2015 | Cargill | SCHUYLER, Nebraska | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 10, 2015 | Greater Omaha Packing Co, Inc. | OMAHA, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Nov 6, 2015 | TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. | LEXINGTON, Nebraska | Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 5, 2015 | THERMO KING CORPORATION DIVISION OF INGERSOL RAND | HASTINGS, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 5, 2015 | Green Plains, Inc. | ARCHER, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 4, 2015 | MP Global Products, LLC | NORFOLK, Nebraska | Contact with hot objects or substances | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 4, 2015 | Henningsen Foods Inc. | NORFOLK, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 31, 2015 | James Skinner Baking Co. | OMAHA, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 28, 2015 | Dahlsten Truck Line, Inc. | FREMONT, Nebraska | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 22, 2015 | James Skinner Baking Co. | OMAHA, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 22, 2015 | Becton Dickinson & Co. | HOLDREGE, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 15, 2015 | Central Valley Ag Cooperative | ONEILL, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 15, 2015 | ACI Concrete Placement | LINCOLN, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 13, 2015 | Becton Dickinson & Co. | HOLDREGE, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Oct 13, 2015 | First Group, PLC | OMAHA, Nebraska | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 12, 2015 | Murfin Drilling | BENKELMAN, Nebraska | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 2, 2015 | Bartlett Foods LLC | BARTLETT, Nebraska | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 29, 2015 | Panhandle Coop Assn | SCOTTSBLUFF, Nebraska | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 29, 2015 | Elster American Meter Company, LLC | NEBRASKA CITY, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Sep 28, 2015 | MECO-Henne Contracting, Inc. | FREMONT, Nebraska | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 28, 2015 | Oppliger Land and Cattle | PAXTON, Nebraska | Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden | Fractures and dislocations | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 23, 2015 | Central Valley Ag | YORK, Nebraska | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 23, 2015 | Hy-Vee Stores | OMAHA, Nebraska | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 17, 2015 | Becton Dickinson | BROKEN BOW, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Sep 15, 2015 | L.T.R Inc. | LINCOLN, Nebraska | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle | Bruises, contusions | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 14, 2015 | Open Range Beef | GORDON, Nebraska | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Bruises, contusions | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 14, 2015 | TPI Construction | LINCOLN, Nebraska | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Sep 12, 2015 | Central AG Builders, L.L.C. | BRAINARD, Nebraska | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 11, 2015 | McAnich Corporation | SYRACUSE, Nebraska | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Fractures | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 8, 2015 | Tyson Foods | DAKOTA CITY, Nebraska | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 3, 2015 | Scott Companies | OMAHA, Nebraska | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
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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