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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 powder Coat 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
Off Load Side

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
35

Before the incident

Helping to direct a tube into a rack.

What happened

Employee was outside the rack helping to direct a tube into it he grabbed the tube and the operator loading the tube accidently ran it into his hand.

Injury or illness

Impact on (R) hand thumb tip causing deep laceration and a fragment of a broken bone.

Object or substance involved

The rack

Summary line

Smashed (R) thumb betwwen tube and rack while assisting worker loading parts.

Employee and industry

Job description
Powder Coat Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
333111 — Bale throwers manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
186
Total hours worked
373671
EIN
470444429
Establishment ID
96768
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
12:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
21FEB24:13:45:00

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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.