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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017010280 · 1/10/2017 · Lozier Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Drills-stationary
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Lozier Corporation
Location
6316 John Pershing Dr, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68110
NAICS
321999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a drill press to drill pilot holes in sheet metal and plastic components when the glove on the employee's left index finger was caught by the drill bit. The bit pulled the employee's index fingertip in and amputated it between the fingernail and first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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