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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020065535 · 6/14/2020 · Duncan Aviation Inc.

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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Duncan Aviation Inc.
Location
3701 Aviation Rd, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 68524
NAICS
336411
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting metal when his left ring finger was caught under a metal clamp. Once he pressed the pedal to actuate the cutter, his finger was crushed from the nail to the fingertip causing it to be amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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