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1,684 OSHA severe injury reports in NEBRASKA.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 1,684 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2016 | LALA Branded Products, Inc. | OMAHA, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Feb 19, 2016 | Smithfield Foods, Inc. | CRETE, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Feb 17, 2016 | Mid Nebraska Disposal, Inc. | GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Feb 17, 2016 | Hood Packaging, Inc. | OMAHA, Nebraska | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Feb 17, 2016 | Chief Industries | AURORA, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Hand(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Feb 15, 2016 | Gibbon Packing | GIBBON, Nebraska | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 13, 2016 | Pinnacle Bank Arena | LINCOLN, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 12, 2016 | American Electric Power | ALLIANCE, Nebraska | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Feb 11, 2016 | CABELA'S | SIDNEY, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to slipping | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 5, 2016 | DeWeese Sand & Gravel Inc. | EDGAR, Nebraska | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Feb 3, 2016 | West Plains, LLC | OMAHA, Nebraska | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Feb 3, 2016 | Hornady Manufacturing | GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska | Explosion, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Whole body | Hospitalized |
| Feb 3, 2016 | Paragon Systems | OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Feb 1, 2016 | Tyson Foods, Inc. | DAKOTA CITY, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 28, 2016 | Charter Communications | PLATTSMOUTH, Nebraska | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures and dislocations | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 27, 2016 | Cargill | SCHUYLER, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jan 26, 2016 | Time-Warner Cable | LINCOLN, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 26, 2016 | CHI Health | OMAHA, Nebraska | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 22, 2016 | St. Francis Medical Center | GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 21, 2016 | Midwest Farmers Cooperative | BENNET, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 19, 2016 | Cleary Building Inc. | RUSHVILLE, Nebraska | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 19, 2016 | Beef Products Inc. | SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jan 15, 2016 | Smithfield Foods | LINCOLN, Nebraska | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jan 13, 2016 | Kellogg USA, Inc. | OMAHA, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jan 11, 2016 | UPS Freight - Truckload Division | LINCOLN, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Jan 11, 2016 | R & C Welding Fab Trucking and Crane Service, Inc. | GERING, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 5, 2016 | Duncan Aviation | LINCOLN, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 5, 2016 | JBS USA, L.L.C. | GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to slipping | Bruises, contusions | Skull | Hospitalized |
| Jan 2, 2016 | Pinacle Bank Arena | LINCOLN, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Wrist(s) and elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 24, 2015 | Walmart # 2847 | BELLEVUE, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to slipping | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 24, 2015 | United States Postal Service | OMAHA, Nebraska | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 22, 2015 | Target Corporation | LINCOLN, Nebraska | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Dec 21, 2015 | CAMACO COLUMBUS MANUFACTURING | COLUMBUS, Nebraska | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| 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 |
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.
Use the employer search field in the filter bar above. Enter a company name or partial name and click Filter. The search is case-insensitive and matches partial names, so you can find all reports for a company even if the exact legal name varies across reports.