Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-09-15 | North Platte | Ne | Sampson Construction | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was climbing a ladder when he lost his balance and fell 7 feet to the ground. He sustained two fractures in his left arm, three fractured ribs, and a punctured spleen. | |||||
2021-07-26 | North Platte | Ne | MASONITE CORP. | Thigh(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was caught between mechanical components of a trim saw while trying to remove debris. The employee suffered an internal injury to the upper leg. | |||||
2020-09-01 | North Platte | Ne | The Salvation Army | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was mopping the floor when she slipped on the wet floor and fell. The employee sustained a broken femur. | |||||
2020-07-10 | North Platte | Nebraska | Walmart Distribution Center | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was loading a pallet of merchandise and suffered possible heat stress. | |||||
2020-01-18 | North Platte | Nebraska | Walmart Distribution Center | Foot (feet) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
An employee was operating a forklift when the employee's left foot was crushed and fractured between two forklifts. | |||||
2019-08-01 | North Platte | Nebraska | PAULSEN, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
A jackhammer smashed a finger on an employee's left hand against a structure, causing an avulsion. | |||||
2019-06-20 | North Platte | Nebraska | Plains Equipment Group | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell from the deck of a trailer, suffering injuries that required hospitalization. | |||||
2018-04-05 | North Platte | Nebraska | CSS Farms, LLC | Upper and lower limb(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
An employee was standing outside a potato truck and pulling a mat that was under some potatoes when the mat broke, causing him to fall and land on a railing. He broke his left leg and arm. | |||||
2018-02-12 | North Platte | Nebraska | MASONITE CORP. | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking towards the entrance from the parking lot prior to starting work, slipped on ice that had formed overnight, and fell resulting in a concussion and bleeding on the brain. | |||||
2016-03-12 | North Platte | Nebraska | Wal Mart Distribution Center | Fingertip(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
An employee was changing a battery and removed the battery plate. As the employee was replacing the plate, it became stuck. The employee tried to unjam the plate; in the process, the plate fell on the left middle finger, amputating the tip. | |||||
2015-11-12 | North Platte | Nebraska | Frito LAY | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was moving between two pallets when she tripped and fell to the ground, breaking her femur. | |||||
2015-08-03 | North Platte | Nebraska | Wayne Dowhower Construction, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was going up a ladder to the roof to perform tack welding. He had a safety harness on and was trying to tie from the ladder when he fell off. | |||||
2015-08-03 | North Platte | Nebraska | Wayne Dowhower Construction, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell off an extension ladder. |