Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201345006 - Employee Is Injured When Caught Between Equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 201345006 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 10/04/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311793459	10/08/2008	2011	311611	National Beef Packing Co., Llc

Abstract: At approximately 5:30 p.m. on October 4, 2008, Employee #1, a Special Projects maintenance employee, was relocating a preseizer in Fabrication. Employee #1 was cutting the leg supports on the preseizer when the preseizer shifted and pinned the employee. The 8,819-lbs preseizer was supported with a 1.5-ton hoist on one end and a 30-ton hydraulic jack on the other end. Emergency medical services were called, and Employee #1 was air lifted to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita Kansas for treatment of unspecified fracture.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, HOISTING MECHANISM, PINNED, STRUCK AGAINST, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311793459			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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