LINCOLN, NEBRASKA—
Yankee Hill Brick Mfg. Co.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Yankee Hill Brick Mfg. Co., 3705 S. Coddington Ave., LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68522 on — Fractures, affecting the jaw, chin.
Final narrative
An employee was straightening bricks on a jig for the shipping monorail. As the strapping machine on the monorail rotated, the employee's head was caught between the jig and the machine, fracturing her jaw.
More severe injuries at Yankee Hill Brick Mfg. Co.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA—
Yankee Hill Brick Mfg. Co.
On July 7, 2016, at 0930, an employee was reaching into the strap station and jig of the brick strapping machine to straighten up the stack of bricks before they were banded. At the same time, the operator activated the machine, causing the carousel of jigs to move forward. She was pulled into the machinery, crushing her upper torso and head between the jig and the strap station.
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