Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Yankee Hill Brick Mfg. Co., 3705 S. Coddington Ave., LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68522
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the head and trunk.
Final narrative
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.
HospitalizedHead and trunkPackaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.
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