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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181010820 · 10/19/2018 · Midlands Carrier Transicold

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers

Employer

Name
Midlands Carrier Transicold
Location
13986 Valley Ridge Dr., OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68138
NAICS
484230
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting a belt on a refrigeration unit when the unit started. His thumb was pulled into the belt/pulley system, causing a partial thumb amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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