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OSHA Injury Report: Chief Fabrication

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Chief Fabrication in 1119 S Adams, Grand Island, NE 68802 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in bale throwers manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Chief Fabrication
Parent company
Chief Industries
Street
1119 S Adams
City
Grand Island
State
NE
ZIP
68802
On-site location
4025 Work Center

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
103

Before the incident

making Parts

What happened

Pinky finger caught between tool and part

Injury or illness

Fractured pinky finger on left hand

Object or substance involved

Tooling

Summary line

Caught (L) pinky finger in tooling resulting in a break at the knuckle.

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
333111 — Bale throwers manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
186
Total hours worked
373671
EIN
470444429
Establishment ID
96768
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:30:00.000
Time of incident
18:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
21FEB24:13:29:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.