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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018010478 · 1/16/2018 · Behlen Manufacturing Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Behlen Manufacturing Company
Location
4025 E 23rd, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, 68602
NAICS
332311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping another employee operate a folding brake. She was placing sheet metal in the machine when the equipment came down on her left thumb, amputating the tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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