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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015031015 · 3/5/2015 · Vulcraft - Nebraska

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Structural metal materials, unspecified

Employer

Name
Vulcraft - Nebraska
Location
1601 W. Omaha Ave, NORFOLK, NEBRASKA, 68701
NAICS
331221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a piece of steel into place for rigging. The piece crushed his fingertip and required closure by a physician. The crushing injury was classified as an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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