Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2017-04-27 | Cozad | Nebraska | Dawson Tire & Wheel | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was under a tractor operating a hydraulic bead breaker on the inside tire of the tractor when his hand became wedged between the bead breaker and the bar. He sustained a large laceration to his left hand between his ring and middle finger to the middle of his palm and was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-07-26 | Cozad | Nebraska | Darr Feedlot, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by animal |
An employee was helping a coworker cut a sick cow out of the pen when the cow attacked the employee. The employee suffered fractured ribs and a punctured lung, requiring hospitalization. |