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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020099052 · 9/23/2020 · KAWASAKI MOTORS MFG. CORP., USA

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name
KAWASAKI MOTORS MFG. CORP., USA
Location
6600 NW 27TH STREET, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 68501
NAICS
336999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a tube bender machine when a component of the machine shifted and caught the employee's left ring finger in a shear point. The finger was amputated from the nail to the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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