Aurora, NE

Employers with the most severe injuries in Aurora

Example incidents

• Eco Blasting, Inc. AURORA, NEBRASKA · 2025-05-20 · Struck by discharged object or substance

  An employee was cleaning in a confined space using the lance (hose) of a 20,000-psi water blasting pump when they lost control of the water lance. The employee went to shut off the unit by raising their foot off of the control pedal but the stream of pressurized water cut through their personal protective equipment (PPE), resulting in a laceration near their ribs on the left side of their torso. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

• J&R Schugel Trucking, Inc. AURORA, NEBRASKA · 2020-03-20 · Slip on substance without fall

  An employee was climbing into her truck when she slipped on ice and suffered a back strain.

• Pacific Ethanol Aurora West, LLC AURORA, NEBRASKA · 2019-08-09 · Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids

  An employee was closing a valve when welding sparks ignited ethanol. The employee suffered second-degree burns to both arms.

• Nedelco Inc. AURORA, NEBRASKA · 2019-05-14 · Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet

  An employee was performing a self rescue operation as part of his annual recertification as a tower climber. The employee attempted to lower himself to the ground using the release mechanism on his climbing equipment. When he was approximately 8 feet off the ground, he fell to the ground and landed on his back, fracturing his vertebrae.

• Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc AURORA, NEBRASKA · 2019-05-09 · Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part

  Four employees were unloading a vehicle lift off the back of a trailer. As the injured employee and another team member were backing the lift down the trailer ramp, the back wheel of the lift got stuck in the space between the ramp and the concrete. This caused the lift to fall onto the injured employee and fracture his right ankle in two places.

• Mars Petcare Inc AURORA, NEBRASKA · 2018-07-01 · Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

  An employee was reapplying thread seal tape on the surface of a conveyor belt's metal transfer plate when the employee's right middle finger and right index finger became pinched between the conveyor belt and the metal transfer plate. The employee suffered a fracture/partial amputation to the right index finger (distal to joint) and right middle finger (distal to joint).

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.