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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161211633 · 12/14/2016 · Concrete Industries Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Hand grinders-powered
Secondary source
Wire, cables-nonelectrical

Employer

Name
Concrete Industries Inc.
Location
6300 Cornhusker Hwy, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 68529
NAICS
327331
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a hand grinder with a wire wheel to buff the side rail of a panel form when the wheel grabbed a piece of tie wire and whipped it around. The wheel hit and amputated his left middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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